Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunch over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
hunch over
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.

Informal

verb

To bend or stoop to issues that may not warrant such attention.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

hunches over (present, singular) hunching over (participle, present) hunched over (participle, past) hunched over (past)

Synonyms

hunch hump hunch forward

Questions

What does hunch over mean?
To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.

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