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Synonyms for "hunker" in English

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hunker:
- squat; crouch; hunker; hunker down; scrunch; scrunch up

English

Detailed Synonyms for hunker in English

hunker:

hunker verbe

hunker

– sit on one's heels ¹
squat; crouch; hunker; hunker down; scrunch; scrunch up
– sit on one's heels ¹
- squat verbe
  - In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting¹
- crouch verbe
- hunker verbe
  - The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm¹
- hunker down verbe
- scrunch verbe
- scrunch up verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "hunker":

squat; crouch; scrunch; scrunch up; hunker down; sit; sit down

Related Definitions for "hunker":

sit on one's heels¹
- The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm¹

Related Synonyms for hunker

hunker down

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