hunkers
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of hunkers
C18: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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An animal who hunkers down in a hotel room with you and helps you maintain the stability of your routine is no less devoted to you than one who eagerly accompanies you on your adventures.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024
A small, scaly baby iguana— no bigger than a chocolate bar— hunkers down on a beach as a snake glides alongside him.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023
His estranged wife, Naomi, a Columbia geophysicist on leave, hunkers down in her Cape Cod lab with Tilda, her stoic lesbian lover.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023
He said the combination of waning immunity and the advent of new variants this winter, right as the population hunkers inside, “increases our risk of a major COVID-19 outbreak.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2022
With a direction to aim for, the engine man hunkers down and grips the controls, motoring our little dinghy through choppy water.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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