hunch up
Example Sentences
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They hunch up their backs when they are annoyed, and she was annoyed.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2019
I hunch up my shoulders and go, “Heeeowl!”
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Gripping the edges of his tray of half-eaten food, Daryl's knuckles turn white and his shoulders hunch up in a desperate attempt to hide the look of humiliation burning his face.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
I’m surprised how fast I got used to the cold even though the wind makes me hunch up my shoulders and walk fast.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The air is drenched to the stars With fragrance of flowering grape Where the hills hunch up from the plain To the purple dark ridges that sweep Towards the flowery-pale peaks and the snow.
From A Pushcart at the Curb by John Dos Passos
