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

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

I hunch up my shoulders and go, “Heeeowl!”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

And Bondsman would hunch up close with watchful eye and one ear cocked, waiting for the familiar strains of "Annie Laurie" or "Dixie."

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert