hunch up
Example Sentences
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They hunch up their backs when they are annoyed, and she was annoyed.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019
I hunch up my shoulders and go, “Heeeowl!”
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Gripping the edges of his tray of half-eaten food, Daryl's knuckles turn white and his shoulders hunch up in a desperate attempt to hide the look of humiliation burning his face.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
I’m surprised how fast I got used to the cold even though the wind makes me hunch up my shoulders and walk fast.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
His little eyes would widen and his body would hunch up as if he were stiffening.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben
