HUNKERING (DOWN) Synonyms: 8 Similar Words

hunkering (down)

verb

present participle of hunker (down)

as in crouching

to lie low with the limbs close to the body had to hunker down so no one would see him behind the gate

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crouching

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There was only one other person in sight, crouching at the water’s edge, a few hundred yards upstream—another mudlark.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
The dogs running underneath or a man crouching low could get through the oaks as easily as a bear.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

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“Hunkering (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunkering%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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