Hunching

//ˈhʌnt͡ʃɪŋ//

Synonyms for "hunching" (155 found)

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intuition arch bend bend back bilge blain bleb blind guess blister blob bold conjecture boss bow bubble bulb bulge bulla bump bunch burl

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button cahot chine chunk clod clump condyle conjecture

Noun(2 words)

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convex cower cringe crook crouch curl curve decurve deflect dome dowel ear embow feeling flange flap flex foreboding forefeeling funny feeling

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gall get down gnarl gob grovel guess handle hill hint hook huddle hump hunch down hunk impression incurvate incurve inflect intimation

Verb(5 words)

elbow hump hunch forward hunch over hypothesize

Noun(3 words)

hint hypothesis intuition

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (8267040)

[…] 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 […]

Source: wiktionary

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