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Hunkering in a sentence

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Hunkering meaning

present participle and gerund of hunker

Using Hunkering

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

Context around Hunkering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hunkering

  • In this selection, "hunkering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, merely, citizens, makes, down and missile stand out and add context to how "hunkering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abiding citizens hunkering down in and and after hunkering down during. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hunkering" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hunkering

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

Hunkering down won’t be difficult. (6 words)

Cindy Jo Morgan was initially planning on hunkering down in her home. (12 words)

Instead of merely hunkering down by the fire, we were able to explore the area a bit. (17 words)

It appears that the choice between a Long-Leaper and a Single-Leaper tends to affect game play by encouraging "hunkering down" and overdefending pieces, and allowing pieces to spread across the board more, with less attention to bulky blockades. (40 words)

The movie's release date is just under a year away, so you can see why David F. Sandberg is hunkering down and doing what he can to present the best origin story for Shazam that's possible. (38 words)

Hunkering down at home to ride out the crisis isn’t an option for many, because securing the next meal means hustling to find a way to sell, clean, drive or otherwise work, despite the risk. (36 words)

Now that SF is becoming a ghost town with only homeless and illegals roaming the streets – no businesses – and law-abiding citizens hunkering down in their homes – NOW you decide to do something? (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Footage released by state media even had the moment he walked across the site in slow motion with the hunkering missile behind him.

In New York, then-governor Cuomo relaxed many alcohol rules making it easier for residents to drown their sorrows while hunkering down in their homes.

Instead of merely hunkering down by the fire, we were able to explore the area a bit.

And another, hunkering down on Florida's eastern coast, said the "eye of the storm is going to go right over my house".

At the same time, several rounds of stimulus checks fattened Americans’ bank accounts, and after hunkering down during the early phase of the pandemic, so-called “revenge spending” took over.

Now that SF is becoming a ghost town with only homeless and illegals roaming the streets – no businesses – and law-abiding citizens hunkering down in their homes – NOW you decide to do something?

As countries try to “flatten the curve,” both celebrities and average citizens alike have been hunkering down in their homes and avoiding physical contact with others.

Chrissy Teigen, the celebrity wife of singer John Legend, has been busy on Twitter during these days of hunkering down and waiting for the coronavirus to loosen its grip on everyday life.

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Hunkering down at home to ride out the crisis isn’t an option for many, because securing the next meal means hustling to find a way to sell, clean, drive or otherwise work, despite the risk.

Hunkering down won’t be difficult.

In these shut-in times, “The Crown” makes hunkering down on the couch seem like fun again.

So, to keep her family safe just in case she’s been exposed and doesn’t know it, Daffada has begun hunkering down alone.

Watch the video above for Mola Lenghi's full report on how the rest of the country is hunkering down and bracing for the disease.

With those events now being canceled, they will either be heading home or hunkering down in Australia for the moment.

As The Black Dahlia Murder finished their mini-tour opening for Meshuggah, as well as some festival dates, they are now hunkering down and writing and recording a new album.

Cindy Jo Morgan was initially planning on hunkering down in her home.

I'm hunkering down with supplies because Twitter-cane Donald is gonna be category 5 by this weekend.

In the meantime, students will continue to prepare with rigorous extracurricular coursework, hunkering down in their dorms, rather than Redpath or Schulich, to study for this particular class.

The movie's release date is just under a year away, so you can see why David F. Sandberg is hunkering down and doing what he can to present the best origin story for Shazam that's possible.

It appears that the choice between a Long-Leaper and a Single-Leaper tends to affect game play by encouraging "hunkering down" and overdefending pieces, and allowing pieces to spread across the board more, with less attention to bulky blockades.

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Common combinations with hunkering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hunkering" in a sentence?
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What does "hunkering" mean?
Hunkering means: present participle and gerund of hunker
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