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hunch Definition and Meaning in English (hunch definition)

noun
Synonyms:premonitionintuitionfeeling
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Hunch definition: A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

Definitions of Hunch

  1. 1noun

    A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

  2. 2verb

    To bend one's body into a humped or rounded shape.

Example Sentences

casual

“I have a hunch that it's going to rain today.”

casual

“He tends to hunch his shoulders when he's cold.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past participlehunched
present participlehunching

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

hunch overphrasal_verb

To bend forward and down, often with rounded shoulders.

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