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  • past participle of hunch.
  • past tense form of hunch.

hunched



ADJECTIVE
bowed
Synonyms


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Instead, he was hunched over in a single foldout plastic chair in an otherwise empty room, looking spent.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

His narrowed eyes were the unremarkable color of wet hay, and even though he was a scrawny, hunched little man, he was still terrifying somehow.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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