hunch
verb (used with object)
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch.
were hunching
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past progressiveof hunch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The walls turned to gray cement, and die ceiling got so low that pretty soon we were hunching over.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Dominey laughed as he caught Middleton's reproachful eye in the doorway of the farmer's kitchen in which they were hunching.
From The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Coincidentally, the mountain itself came alive and shook, not violently, but gently, shudderingly, as if Atlas, far beneath, were hunching his burdened shoulders.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
