hunkered

[US]/ˈhʌŋkəd/
[UK]/ˈhʌŋkərd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at sætte sig i huk


adj. a large number of; many.
n. a large number of things.
adv. many times; repeatedly.


adj. et stort antal; mange.
n. et stort antal ting.
adv. mange gange; gentagne gange.

Phrases & Collocations

hunkered down

knyttede sig sammen

hunkered over

bøjet over

hunkered close

knyttede sig tæt

hunkered low

knyttede sig lavt

hunkered together

knyttede sig sammen

hunkered down tight

knyttede sig godt sammen

hunkered in

knyttede sig inde

hunkered back

knyttede sig mod

hunkered against

knyttede sig mod

hunkered up

knyttede sig sammen

Example Sentences

during the storm, we hunkered down in the basement.

under stormens rasen søgte vi ly i kælderen.

the soldiers hunkered behind the wall for cover.

soldaterne søgte læ bag muren for at beskytte sig.

as the wind howled, they hunkered together for warmth.

mens vinden hylede, krøb de sammen for at holde varmen.

we hunkered down with our books during the long flight.

vi krøb sammen med vores bøger under den lange flyvetur.

in the face of danger, she hunkered down and stayed calm.

i farens navn krøb hun sammen og forblev rolig.

the children hunkered in their fort made of blankets.

børnene krøb sammen i deres fort lavet af tæpper.

they hunkered down to discuss their strategy for the game.

de satte sig ned for at diskutere deres strategi for spillet.

as the rain poured, we hunkered under the awning.

mens regnen silede ned, krøb vi sammen under markisen.

the dog hunkered down in its bed during the thunderstorm.

hunden krøb sammen i sin seng under tordenvejret.

they hunkered down to avoid being seen by the enemy.

de krøb sammen for at undgå at blive set af fjenden.

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