Meaning & use
Hunkering
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Crouching or squatting close to the ground, or settling in somewhere for an extended period, especially to wait out a difficult situation.
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Residents spent the storm hunkering down in the basement.
The team is hunkering down for a long night of negotiations.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with 'down,' as in 'hunker down,' which originally meant to squat on one's heels and later extended to mean sheltering or persevering through hardship.
Words with a similar meaning
crouchingsettling in
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