Meaning & use
hunching
Bending the body forward and downward so that the back and shoulders round and the head drops.
See it in a sentence
He was hunching over his desk after hours of typing.
The cold wind had everyone hunching their shoulders as they walked.
A note on using this word
This is the present participle of 'hunch'; prolonged hunching is often linked to poor posture.
Words with a similar meaning
stoopingslouching
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Words with an opposite meaning
straightening
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