Thesaurus results for HUNCHED

hunched

verb

past tense of hunch

as in crouched

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 hunched With my shorter stature, the firm fabric of the bib juts tight at the throat especially when hunched over the counter during cooking prep. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 In the director’s tent, Lee sat next to his script supervisor, hunched over a boxy monitor that had long blinders attached to keep out the light. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Another clip shows an officer arriving at the scene, where Garces Perez is seen sitting hunched over in the driver's seat of his vehicle and appearing to grab his left shoulder in pain. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Another video shows the blue sedan with its driver’s side door open and Garcés Pérez hunched over in the driver’s seat, holding his left upper chest, near his shoulder, as multiple law enforcement officers gather around. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 At the arrow’s impact, the buck hunched and steered dead for the woods. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Hearing the 911 call for the first time, Lindsay Clancy was hunched over the defense table. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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The victim’s brother walked to midfield, crouched, took aim, and fired.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
State police said the preliminary investigation by its homicide unit indicated that Moorhead had been crouched close to the ground in an open field, hunting, when Soto passed by with a man and two children.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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