hunkers (down)

present tense third-person singular of hunker (down)
as in crouches
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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crouches
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  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Hunkers (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunkers%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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