Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunkers

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: hun-kers
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker

noun

plural of hunker

noun

Example Sentences

"Philip Larkin, Toads For something sufficiently toad-like / Squats in me, too; / Its hunkers are heavy as hard luck, / And cold as snow, […]"

Questions

What does hunkers mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker

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