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Definition of "hunkers" [hun•kers]

  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker. (verb)
  • Plural form of hunker. (noun)
  • The haunches (noun)

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Use "hunkers" in a sentence
  • "From the WSJ Archives As Britain hunkers down for deep spending cuts, the legacy of Margaret Thatcher -- the last prime minister who made such a bold move -- looms large."
  • "Later the same night Matthew Maitland observed to Peter, as they sat on their "hunkers" at the corner:"
  • "Arrived at the pit-head, they found a number of miners there squatting on their "hunkers," waiting the time for descending the shaft."
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