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Definition of hunker verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hunker

verb
 
/ˈhʌŋkə(r)/
 
/ˈhʌŋkər/
Word Originearly 18th cent.: probably related to Dutch huiken and German hocken.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hunker
 
/ˈhʌŋkə(r)/
 
/ˈhʌŋkər/
he / she / it hunkers
 
/ˈhʌŋkəz/
 
/ˈhʌŋkərz/
past simple hunkered
 
/ˈhʌŋkəd/
 
/ˈhʌŋkərd/
past participle hunkered
 
/ˈhʌŋkəd/
 
/ˈhʌŋkərd/
-ing form hunkering
 
/ˈhʌŋkərɪŋ/
 
/ˈhʌŋkərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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