as in crouching
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 hunching
And given its compact construction, only someone with a small build could navigate the passage by hunching over or shifting sideways, presenting an awkward picture.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 4 images Soldering frequently involves hunching in and squinting at the fiddly task at hand, or performing that task under an unmoving magnifying glass.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 4 images Soldering frequently involves hunching in and squinting at the fiddly task at hand, or performing that task under an unmoving magnifying glass.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunching
crouching
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Nearly two dozen gunshots later, Palmer and Jones were dead, while London survived by crouching down in the backseat.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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There, detectives observed the men walking into an open space, crouching in nearby bushes and then fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in a vehicle, police said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunching. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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