hunched

[US]/hʌntʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nakakuyom
v. yumuko na may bilog na likod
Word Forms
Past Participlehunched

Phrases & Collocations

hunched over

nakayuko

hunched position

pwestong nakayuko

hunched shoulders

nakayuko ang mga balikat

hunched back

nakabaluktot ang likod

Example Sentences

The cat hunched in a corner.

Ang pusa ay yumuko sa isang sulok.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour.

Umupo sila, nakayuko sa kanilang karaniwang kalungkutan.

I hunched my shoulders against the wind.

Yumuko ko ang aking mga balikat laban sa hangin.

I hunched up as small as I could.

Yumuko ako nang maliit hangga't maaari.

a hunched figure tottering down the path.

Isang nakayuko na pigura na nagpapatihulog sa daan.

The dancers alternately arched and hunched their backs.

Ang mga mananayaw ay paminsan-minsan yumuyuko at kinukuba ang kanilang mga likod.

He sat with his shoulders hunched up.

Umupo siya na nakayuko ang kanyang mga balikat.

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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