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I really don't feel it's necessary, as an actor, to make people feel uncomfortable, just because you need to be in a certain headspace. So, I do take myself away and do my own work and hunker down.
Tom Weston-Jones

Meaning of "hunker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNKER

hunker  [ˈhʌŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunker is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hunker in English.

WHAT DOES HUNKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hunker

Hunker, Pennsylvania

Hunker is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.

Definition of hunker in the English dictionary

The definition of hunker in the dictionary is often foll by down to squat; crouch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUNKER

PRESENT

Present
I hunker
you hunker
he/she/it hunkers
we hunker
you hunker
they hunker
Present continuous
I am hunkering
you are hunkering
he/she/it is hunkering
we are hunkering
you are hunkering
they are hunkering
Present perfect
I have hunkered
you have hunkered
he/she/it has hunkered
we have hunkered
you have hunkered
they have hunkered
Present perfect continuous
I have been hunkering
you have been hunkering
he/she/it has been hunkering
we have been hunkering
you have been hunkering
they have been hunkering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hunkered
you hunkered
he/she/it hunkered
we hunkered
you hunkered
they hunkered
Past continuous
I was hunkering
you were hunkering
he/she/it was hunkering
we were hunkering
you were hunkering
they were hunkering
Past perfect
I had hunkered
you had hunkered
he/she/it had hunkered
we had hunkered
you had hunkered
they had hunkered
Past perfect continuous
I had been hunkering
you had been hunkering
he/she/it had been hunkering
we had been hunkering
you had been hunkering
they had been hunkering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hunker
you will hunker
he/she/it will hunker
we will hunker
you will hunker
they will hunker
Future continuous
I will be hunkering
you will be hunkering
he/she/it will be hunkering
we will be hunkering
you will be hunkering
they will be hunkering
Future perfect
I will have hunkered
you will have hunkered
he/she/it will have hunkered
we will have hunkered
you will have hunkered
they will have hunkered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hunkering
you will have been hunkering
he/she/it will have been hunkering
we will have been hunkering
you will have been hunkering
they will have been hunkering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hunker
you would hunker
he/she/it would hunker
we would hunker
you would hunker
they would hunker
Conditional continuous
I would be hunkering
you would be hunkering
he/she/it would be hunkering
we would be hunkering
you would be hunkering
they would be hunkering
Conditional perfect
I would have hunker
you would have hunker
he/she/it would have hunker
we would have hunker
you would have hunker
they would have hunker
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hunkering
you would have been hunkering
he/she/it would have been hunkering
we would have been hunkering
you would have been hunkering
they would have been hunkering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hunker
we let´s hunker
you hunker
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hunker
Past participle
hunkered
Present Participle
hunkering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNKER


blunker
ˈblʌŋkə
bunker
ˈbʌŋkə
clunker
ˈklʌŋkə
debunker
diːˈbʌŋkə
Dunker
ˈdʌŋkə
flunker
ˈflʌŋkə
funker
ˈfʌŋkə
kunkar
ˈkʌŋkə
lunker
ˈlʌŋkə
mossbunker
ˈmɒsˌbʌŋkə
plunker
ˈplʌŋkə
punka
ˈpʌŋkə
punkah
ˈpʌŋkə
punker
ˈpʌŋkə
spelunker
spɪˈlʌŋkə
younker
ˈjʌŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNKER

hungeringly
hungerly
Hungnam
hungrier
hungriest
hungrily
hungriness
hungry
hunk
hunk of a man
hunkers
hunkey
hunks
hunky
hunky-dory
Hunlike
Hunnish
Hunnishly
Hunnishness
hunt

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNKER

anker
banker
beer drinker
blinker
canker
drinker
flanker
honker
janker
Junker
klinker
linker
ranker
sinker
stinker
supertanker
tanker
thinker
tinker
wanker

Synonyms and antonyms of hunker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hunker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNKER

Find out the translation of hunker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蹲下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hunker
570 millions of speakers

English

hunker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने ढंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المركع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hunker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hunker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hunker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hunker
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hunker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hunker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hunker
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

궁둥이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hunker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngồi xổm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குதிங்காலில் உட்கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hunker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hunker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hunker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hunker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hunker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hunker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouderwets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hunker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hunker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNKER»

The term «hunker» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunker

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5 QUOTES WITH «HUNKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hunker.
1
Jessica Chastain
I love fall because I love the whole cuddling aspect of it, and a sweater dress has that vibe of I'm going to hunker down and be warm, but it's also very feminine.
2
Don Kardong
When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them. And when he glances back to where rumors hunker in the darkness, he hopes with a savage heart that somehow, some day, those cheaters will be brought to justice.
3
Mark Waters
Unlike other young actors I've worked with who will remain nameless, Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry would never go out partying after work, but would immediately hunker down to start working on the reams of labyrinthine dialogue they had to navigate for the next day's work.
4
Tom Weston-Jones
I really don't feel it's necessary, as an actor, to make people feel uncomfortable, just because you need to be in a certain headspace. So, I do take myself away and do my own work and hunker down.
5
Jeffrey Wright
I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNKER»

Discover the use of hunker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Columbus, Ohio: A Personal Geography
This book is an account of post -- World War II Columbus from the perspective of a professional geographer and longtime resident of the city. Henry L. Hunker is well known for his work in urban geography at The Ohio State University.
Henry L. Hunker, 2000
2
LIFE
Each style bears a name: if elbows are outside the knees, this is an outside hunker, and one hunker, the Hornibrook Special, is even named for the student who invented it. Form is important in hunkerin', and Arkansas students have different ...
3
Insider Threats in Cyber Security
This book is also suitable for advanced-level students and researchers in computer science as a secondary text or reference book.
Christian W. Probst, Jeffrey Hunker, Dieter Gollmann, 2010
4
Continuous Traveler
"You cannot fail the test of this life, for there is none. You can only fail to live the dreams in your heart." This is a personal journal written with the author's non-dominant hand.
William Hunker, 2007
5
Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders
Two studies have examined the relationship between reduced size of lower lip movements and rigidity in PD, by measuring passive lip stiffness (Caligiuri, 1987, 1989a; Hunker et al, 1982). Whereas Hunker et al (1982) reported a significant ...
Malcolm R. McNeil, 2011
6
The Cracker Poemer Collections an Anthology by J. Carroll ...
What's it mean to say hunker More to it than "in a bunker" The weatherman makes the call Wind will blow and rain will fall Plenty of warnings - better heed A safe plan is what you need Hunker down, protect your head If you don't, you may be ...
J. Carroll Barnhill, 2010
7
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
hunker. down. Board of Elections and campaign workers in Suffolk and Nassau Counties hunkered down Friday morning for another day of ballot counting in two key races on Long Island with no clear winner yet. —Newsday (11/2010) Tripoli ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
8
Effects of Adverse Birth Events on Maternal Mood, Maternal ...
PREFACE I would like to begin by thanking my husband, David Hunker, for supporting my idea and joining in with the rest of my family on undertaking many sacrifices over the past several years. There are many faculty members at the ...
Diane F. Hunker, 2007
9
Routledge Diccionario Técnico Inglés
... huques hunker, coal hunker; Ferro vehiculos coal hunker, minas huques hunker, coal hunker; - de carhon no lavado / carron, minas raw-coal hunker; - de carhon todouno / carron, minas raw-coal hunker carhonero m carron, minas coal ship, ...
Routledge, 1997
10
Cyberthreat: Protecting U.S. Information Networks
An interview with Dr. Jeffrey A. Hunker Director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office “The full support of the private sector” is vital in protecting U.S. critical infrastructures against cyber attack, says Dr. Jeffrey A. Hunker, Director of the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wayward space junk prompts astronauts to shelter in cosmic lifeboat …
Three astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were forced to hunker down in an emergency shelter Thursday because of a ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
2
West Aurora looks at new plan to deal with emergencies - Aurora …
... with this philosophy is changing the mindset of our students and staff that it is OK to run and OK to disrupt other than hunker down in a corner. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Founder of Flint's first black-owned FM radio station remembered for …
Wiggins remembers Merritt sacrificing family time to lock himself in his 18th-floor Genesee Towers office to hunker down and learn the specs ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Perspectives: a prayer for peace and forgiveness - GreenwichTime
It is too easy for people of good will to feel powerless and to hunker down and move on to other things. Racial issues and racism itself are so ... «Greenwich Time, Jul 15»
5
Fishing at trout parks not washed out by flooding | SEMO TIMES
“Trout tend to hunker on the bottom when they can and many will stay in the stream, though they do get moved around a bit by the swift water” ... «SEMO Times, Jul 15»
6
2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus First Drive | Digital Trends
If you've ever watched a cat hunker down and tighten its shoulders before pouncing, then you know how the R8 feels before every maneuver. «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
7
The Cast of Wet Hot American Summer Unveiled the Prequel at …
Guess we'll find out when eight new episodes hit Netflix on July 31. “Hunker down for boinkage!” « This New Southeast Asian Restaurant Is ... «Bedford + Bowery, Jul 15»
8
Trying to Get Bike Thieves to Bite; Detroit Just Adores Its Jersey Seal …
While rays hooked in the surf offer telltale dead stops, as they bury themselves good, rays hooked by boat anglers aren't as inclined to hunker ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
9
First impressions drive for 2015 Audi R8 V10 Spyder! | The Market …
If you've ever watched a cat hunker down and tighten its shoulders before pouncing, then you know how the R8 feels before every maneuver. «The Market Business, Jul 15»
10
Larry Shyatt bypasses NBA to return with new contract at Wyoming …
He bypassed an NBA assistant coaching job this spring, and will instead hunker down in Laramie. "After sitting down with coach Shyatt several ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

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