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hunched

verb

past tense of hunch

as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen

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Recent Examples of hunched Another clip shows an officer arriving at the scene, where Garces Perez is seen sitting hunched over in the driver's seat of his vehicle and appearing to grab his left shoulder in pain. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Another video shows the blue sedan with its driver’s side door open and Garcés Pérez hunched over in the driver’s seat, holding his left upper chest, near his shoulder, as multiple law enforcement officers gather around. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 Once home, hunched over a Nespresso, Tracey attended to the buildup on her iPhone, saving Lois’s WhatsApp voice note till last. — Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 At the arrow’s impact, the buck hunched and steered dead for the woods. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Hearing the 911 call for the first time, Lindsay Clancy was hunched over the defense table. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Risoli hunched down, ear pressed closer, to hear his soft sliver of a voice. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

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State police said the preliminary investigation by its homicide unit indicated that Moorhead had been crouched close to the ground in an open field, hunting, when Soto passed by with a man and two children.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
The left-handed batter took a 2-2 fastball just below the knees, crouched and shook his head.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of crouched

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Photos shared on social media showed dozens of construction workers huddled together.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The hockey star stayed down on the ice for a few moments as teammates huddled around him, and Faber eventually stood up and skated off the ice on his own.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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