hunch your back

Frequency: 5.51.8 per million words

to bend your back and shoulders into a rounded shape

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Examples (10)

  • He hunches his back when he walks.
  • Don't hunch your back over the computer; it's bad for your posture.
  • She hunched her back against the biting wind.
  • The old man hunched his back as he slowly made his way up the hill.
  • If you continue to hunch your back like that, you'll have problems later.
  • He was so tired he could only hunch his back over his desk and rest his head.
  • The children were hunching their backs as they huddled together for warmth.
  • Stop hunching your back and stand up straight!
  • The cat hunched its back, ready to pounce on the toy mouse.
  • In shame, the boy hunched his back and stared at the floor.