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- [huhnch]
- /hʌntʃ/
- /hʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhnch]
- /hʌntʃ/
Definitions of hunched word
- verb with object hunched to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back. 1
- verb with object hunched to shove, push, or jostle. 1
- verb without object hunched to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward. 1
- verb without object hunched to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture. 1
- noun hunched a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection. 1
- noun hunched a hump. 1
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Origin of hunched
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1900-05 for def 5; apparently variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick < ?
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Parts of speech for Hunched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunched popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hunched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hunched
adjective hunched
- round-shouldered — having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back.
- slouchy — of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- humped — having a hump.
- stooping — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
Antonyms for hunched
noun hunched
verb hunched
- stood — simple past tense and past participle of stand.
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