hunched

[US]/hʌntʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. zusammengekrümmt \nv. sich mit einem runden Rücken vorbeugen
Word Forms
Partizip Perfekthunched

Phrases & Collocations

hunched over

vorbeugebend

hunched position

vorübergehender Position

hunched shoulders

gekrümmte Schultern

hunched back

gekrümmter Rücken

Example Sentences

The cat hunched in a corner.

Die Katze kauerte in einer Ecke.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour.

Sie hockten, gebeugt in ihrer gewöhnlichen Traurigkeit.

I hunched my shoulders against the wind.

Ich kauerte die Schultern gegen den Wind.

I hunched up as small as I could.

Ich kauerte mich so klein wie möglich zusammen.

a hunched figure tottering down the path.

Eine krumme Gestalt, die wackelte den Pfad hinunter.

The dancers alternately arched and hunched their backs.

Die Tänzer bogen und krummten abwechselnd ihren Rücken.

He sat with his shoulders hunched up.

Er saß mit den Schultern hoch gekrallt.

Real-world Examples

Vertebral fracture cause back pain, height loss, and a hunched posture.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

A broad, hunched woman with pointed teeth cackled.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Just think about how little air your lungs can take in when you're hunched over a computer keyboard.

Source: English PK Platform - Authentic American English Audio Version

People hunched over these devices and it causes more harm than they realize.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

A few embers were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched black shadows.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The Dwarf, hunched up in a little, miserable ball, hung from Aslan's mouth.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The next morning, Edmond's jailor found him still hunched over on the stone floor.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Beside him, another man balancing an egg is hunched up, holding a walking cane, another homo incavartus in sei.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Soon, the crowd of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line, their little shoulders hunched.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" You make him sound a crowd" . The boy hunched down as if struck, making Tyrion feel absurdly guilty.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

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