hunch
verb (used with object)
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch.
hunched
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past participleof hunch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hunch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hunchverb (used with object)to thrust out or up in a hump; arch.
Example Sentences
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Carrie Bart walked past it all hunched over a twin stroller with her head buried in her phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even though he had no notable operations outside the U.S., he hunched toward a microphone and said in a halting voice, “Hilcorp is fully committed and ready to go to rebuilding the infrastructure in Venezuela.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Everything seems normal to me, things seem fine," Luis Cardona, a Colombian who was visiting with his wife, told AFP, shoulders hunched against the wind and rain.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Then he disappeared around the nearby building, his shoulder hunched, his hands shoved into his pockets.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
