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hunkers

hunkers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker.

hunkers is the plural of hunker.

Meaning of hunker

Verb

hunker (third-person singular simple present hunkers, present participle hunkering, simple past and past participle hunkered)

  1. (intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down.
    • Get out of the mobile home and hunker in a ditch2020 March 3, “Tornado Safety”, in WHAS-TV, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023
    Synonyms:
    crouch, squat, lie
  2. (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task.

See all 4 meanings of hunker

Noun

hunkers

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

Phrases with hunkers

Questions about hunkers

What does hunkers mean?
Hunkers means the haunches.
What is hunkers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hunkers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker.
What part of speech is hunkers?
Hunkers is a noun.

Words near hunkers in the dictionary

  1. hunkering
  2. hunkering down
  3. hunkerism
  4. hunkerous
  5. hunkerousness
  6. hunkers
  7. hunkers down
  8. hunkey
  9. hunkeys
  10. hunkidory
  11. hunkie

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