Hunching
/ˈhʌntʃɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:20 pts8 letters
Definition of Hunching
verb
- To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
"Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."
- To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
"He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."
- To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
- To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
- To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
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