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verb

ˈhənch How to pronounce hunch (audio)
Definition of hunchnext
as in to crouch
to lie low with the limbs close to the body he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen

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noun

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as in theory

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as in hump

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as in idea

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Recent Examples of hunch
Verb
That’s because hooks can cause towels to hunch or sit in a position that can trap moisture rather than air it out. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 At the arrow’s impact, the buck hunched and steered dead for the woods. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
Biggie Smalls investigators put pressure on Duane Davis Davis was flagged by police investigating the Biggie Smalls murder on little more than a hunch. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Given that Mitchell filed his lawsuit in Kentucky, the widespread hunch was that UK would be his choice. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
  1. crouch
  2. theory
  3. hump
  4. idea
  5. huddle
  6. guess
  7. growth
  8. notion
Verb
  • Mogwai, who would make their debut the year after Beat was released and with whom Bowery Electric would share a bill, would crouch in similarly unassuming and tense postures and use them to spring out and scare the bejeezus out of people.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The small red-chalk study shows a child crouching on the ground, according to The Guardian, which first reported the discovery.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of crouch
Noun
  • Contrary to the traditional labor theory of value, which calculates the value of a good or service through the amount of labor required to produce it, Poliks and Trillo posit latency and delay to be the true sources of value.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Such questions are critical to a long-standing puzzle of percolation theory, a subfield of probability theory focused on the permeability of networks.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of theory
Noun
  • Who else to argue with about the last humps of the Slinky Dog Dash ride?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge for Hynes is to get the Wild over this next hump during what Guerin believes is their Stanley Cup window.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hump
Noun
  • As Reynolds notes, this freedom cut against rock’s foundational idea of immediacy, the direct communication of feeling between artist and audience.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, Buddhism introduced ideas of reincarnation and karmic retribution, linking a person's fate after death to their actions in life.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of idea
Verb
  • Photos shared on social media showed dozens of construction workers huddled together.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As for Canada, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu spent his time huddling with other counterparts, since a different official is spearheading negotiations with Greer amid the countries’ escalating trade war.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of huddle
Noun
  • Below are all of our guesses on what’s still on the showgirl’s mind in between the main act and the encore.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • It should also be based on the property’s actual operating history, not optimistic guesses.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of guess
Noun
  • Meanwhile, job growth is in healthcare, construction, and management.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, is portrayed as a saintly figure who espouses a model of growth based on truth, patience, and moderation, much to the frustration of his pupil.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of growth
Noun
  • Legal experts on the other side question the notion that a public nuisance can be defined so broadly to include both the sale of a legal product and the impact on carbon pollution, much of it coming from China and India.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of notion

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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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