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Explore Hunching through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hunching in a sentence

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Hunching | Hunch | Hunched | Hunches

Hunching meaning

present participle and gerund of hunch

Using Hunching

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hunch
  • In the example corpus, hunching often appears in combinations such as: hunching and, hunching over.

Context around Hunching

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

turns 1× socks 1× causing 1×

Often after:

forward 1×

Sentence patterns with Hunching

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

assists with hunching and jagged 1× back to hunching over my 1× common causing hunching and loss 1× he was hunching his shoulders 1× his socks hunching over the 1× hunching forward later 1× take turns hunching and dropping 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hunching forward later 1× nothing to worry 1× sanders was easily 1× scoliosis is common 1× service modification that 1×

Common sentence endings:

awkwardly greeting questioners 1× body his chest 1× deep supporting muscles 1× done for years 1× loss of height 1× straight back over 1×

Words around Hunching

Just before it in the word index:

hunches 7 hunched 44 hunchbacked 5 hunchback 26 hunch 62 hunc 3

Just after it in the word index:

huncho 4 huncke 4 hund 5 hundal 4 hundare 2 hundason 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Hunching

  • In this selection, "hunching" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, turns, socks, causing and forward stand out and add context to how "hunching" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include assists with hunching and jagged and back to hunching over my. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hunching" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hunching

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Scoliosis is common, causing hunching and loss of height. (9 words)

Service modification that assists with hunching and jagged Straight Back over. (11 words)

Nothing to worry about then, ill just go back to hunching over my phone and computer as ive done for years. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

But when he was hunching his shoulders over, a lot of times what ended up happening is he didn’t really use the front side of his body … his chest. (30 words)

Sanders was easily the least charismatic, hoisting his trousers by the waist, tugging at his socks, hunching over the lectern, sitting stiffly and awkwardly greeting questioners. (26 words)

Hunching forward later in your runs, leaning back, and hyperactive arms are all indicators that your core isn't as strong as it should be. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

Hunching forward later in your runs, leaning back, and hyperactive arms are all indicators that your core isn't as strong as it should be.

Service modification that assists with hunching and jagged Straight Back over.

Then she had students take turns hunching and dropping their shoulders while hanging from the trapeze bar to strengthen deep supporting muscles.

Nothing to worry about then, ill just go back to hunching over my phone and computer as ive done for years.

Sanders was easily the least charismatic, hoisting his trousers by the waist, tugging at his socks, hunching over the lectern, sitting stiffly and awkwardly greeting questioners.

But when he was hunching his shoulders over, a lot of times what ended up happening is he didn’t really use the front side of his body … his chest.

Scoliosis is common, causing hunching and loss of height.

Common combinations with hunching

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hunching" in a sentence?
An example: "Hunching forward later in your runs, leaning back, and hyperactive arms are all indicators that your core isn't as strong as it should be." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "hunching" from authentic English texts.
What does "hunching" mean?
Hunching means: present participle and gerund of hunch
How many example sentences with "hunching" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "hunching", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.