hunch
verb (used with object)
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch.
Example Sentences
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In this candid scene, a man hunches forward in an attempt at a nap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Much of the panic driving recent selloffs has been based on futuristic hunches or kneejerk assessments of the impact of new AI tools.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White hunches into leather jackets and flannels, dark curls coquettishly kissing his brow, in order to embody Springsteen on screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
When the workweek began, we’d convene with analysts from other agencies to murder-board our hunches on how and where the next attack might occur.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025
She doesn’t say anything, but I can see the pleasure in her body language, the way she hunches hungrily over the bills and runs her good hand across their crisp surfaces.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
