Hunching

//ˈhʌnt͡ʃɪŋ//

"Hunching" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Hunching over a computer screen or cellphone compresses the neck muscles, which causes fatigue, muscle tension and headaches, and can injure vertebrae.

[…] this little stunted creature, with his hoarse voice and nervous gestures and grotesque delivery, his snarls, his leers, his hunchings of the shoulders, his contortions of the limbs […]

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