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hunching

/ˈhʌntʃɪŋ/

hunchingnoun

hunchings

Translations

сутулость

His hunching was noticeable when he walked.

Его сутулость была заметна, когда он шел.

Definitions

The act or posture of bending the body forward and downward, often with the back rounded.

His hunching over the desk for hours led to back pain.

Synonyms

hunchinggerund / present participle

/ˈhʌntʃɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g. "a hunching figure".

Definitions

Bent forward with the back rounded; exhibiting or characterized by a hunched posture.

The hunching silhouette moved slowly across the room.

Synonyms

hunchverb

hunching

Gerund

hunched

Past Simple

hunched

Past Participle

hunching

Gerund

/hʌntʃ/

Translations

сутулиться

He tends to hunch his shoulders when he's nervous.

Он склонен сутулиться, когда нервничает.

горбиться

She would hunch over her desk for hours while working.

Она часами горбилась над своим столом, работая.

Additional translations

сгибаться

Definitions

To bend one's body into a huddled or crouched position.

He hunched over the desk, trying to read the small print.

To thrust or push something forward or upward.

She hunched her shoulders against the cold wind.

Synonyms

hunchnoun

Definitions

A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

She had a hunch that something was wrong, even though everything seemed normal.

A hump or protuberance, especially one on the back of a person or animal.

The camel's hunch was clearly visible as it walked across the desert.