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Meanings of hunkered down in anglès

Crouched.

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Usage of hunkered down in anglès
1
Biologists later followed P-64's movements over several miles before it hunkered down.
Reuters
2
He went into the main room and hunkered down beside the body.
Death angel
3
Residents of large cities and small towns hunkered down against the storm.
Reuters
4
Ianto hunkered down to check, and discovered a scattering of fine sand.
Pack animals
5
Ralph is hunkered down next door in a state of abject terror.
The curse of lono
6
Cranker, looking worried, did just that, and then hunkered down even lower.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
7
I hunkered down on the pavement, keeping watch on the parking lot.
Dead until dark
8
Jack hunkered down next to her, checking that she was all right.
Another life
9
He hunkered down beside Harve and began searching for the key again.
Big city girl
10
They were as he'd left them, hunkered down on their shotout tires.
No country for old men
11
Kin hunkered down beside the table and looked at it more closely.
Strata
12
She's hunkered down to wait out the storm, but we've got her.
Stolen heat
13
Some people had already stocked up on weed before they hunkered down.
Radio NZ
14
James hunkered down with his back against one of the clockwork dummies.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
15
Tsata, hunkered down next to her in the glade, intercepted the look.
The skein of lament
16
Shakily, she tore her gaze from Lucius and hunkered down beside Marcus.
Celtic fire
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare