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  • past tense form of hunch.
  • past participle of hunch.

hunched



ADJECTIVE
bowed
Synonyms


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Carrie Bart walked past it all hunched over a twin stroller with her head buried in her phone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Even though he had no notable operations outside the U.S., he hunched toward a microphone and said in a halting voice, “Hilcorp is fully committed and ready to go to rebuilding the infrastructure in Venezuela.”

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

It was another long night hunched over a table, staring at groups of letters on little slips of paper.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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