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hunkering
UK
/ˈhʌŋ.kər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ.ɪŋ/
Translations
Their long hunkering during the storm kept them safe.
Leur long repli pendant la tempête les a mis en sécurité.
Prolonged hunkering can make your legs ache.
Un accroupissement prolongé peut vous faire mal aux jambes.
UK
/ˈhʌŋkərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌŋkɚɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is crouched or squatting.
A hunkering figure waited in the shadows.
Une silhouette accroupie attendait dans l’ombre.
hunkering
Gerund
hunkered
Past Simple
hunkered
Past Participle
hunkering
Gerund
UK
/ˈhʌŋ.kə/
US
/ˈhʌŋ.kɚ/
The children hunkered behind the bushes to hide from their friends during the game.
Les enfants se sont accroupis derrière les buissons pour se cacher de leurs amis pendant le jeu.
As the storm approached, the family decided to hunker down in their basement until it passed.
À l'approche de la tempête, la famille a décidé de se retrancher dans sa cave jusqu'à ce qu'elle passe.
Additional translations
Definitions
Prolonged hunkering can make your legs ache.
Their long hunkering during the storm kept them safe.
A hunkering figure waited in the shadows.
The children hunkered down behind the bushes to hide from their friends during the game.
As the storm approached, the family decided to hunker down in their basement until it passed.
I’ll need to hunker down and finish this report tonight.