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hunkered

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Definition of hunkered word

  • noun hunkered Simple past tense and past participle of hunker. 1

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Parts of speech for Hunkered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hunkered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hunkered usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hunkered

verb hunkered

  • squatted — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
  • crouched — to stoop or bend low.
  • crawled — Simple past tense and past participle of crawl.
  • cowered — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
  • stooped — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.

Antonyms for hunkered

verb hunkered

  • stood — simple past tense and past participle of stand.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .

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