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hunch
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
hunches; hunched; hunching
hunches; hunched; hunching
Learner's definition of HUNCH
1
[no object] : to bend your body forward and down so that your back is rounded弓身；蜷起身子
- The generals were hunched [=bent] over the table reading a map.将军们俯下身子看桌上的地图。
2
[+ object] : to raise (your shoulders or back) while bending your head forward especially to hide or protect your face（尤指为掩面或保护面部）耸肩，弓背
- He hunched his shoulders as he headed out into the storm.他耸着肩冒着暴风雨走出门。
2 hunch /ˈhʌntʃ/ noun
plural hunches
2 hunch
/ˈhʌntʃ/
noun
plural hunches
Learner's definition of HUNCH
[count]
: a belief or idea about something (especially a future event) that is not based on facts or evidence预感；直觉
- My hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value.我的预感是，这只股票的价格会涨。
- “How did you know I'd be here?” “It was just a hunch.”“你怎么知道我会在这儿？”“凭直觉罢了。”
- I had a hunch [=had a feeling] (that) I'd see you here.我有预感会在这儿见到你。
- She was acting on a hunch. = (chiefly US) She was playing a hunch.她在凭直觉行事。
1
: an act or instance of pushing someone or something in a rough or careless manner : an act or instance of hunching (see hunch entry 1 sense transitive)
Example Sentences
Verb He hunched his shoulders as he headed out into the storm. he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen Noun My hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value. “How did you know I'd be here?” “It was just a hunch.”
Recent Examples on the Web
Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Indeed, crypto security firms share SBF’s hunch that the exploit was not the result of a vulnerability with the Solana blockchain itself. Taylor Locke, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 That might, for a different team, have been the cue to sit back, to hunch its shoulders and grit its teeth. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Kids hunch over their hands, their fingers lacing plastic strips to create lanyards — a classic summer camp activity. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2022 That supported the researchers’ hunch that pieces of the ship were still offshore somewhere. New York Times, 12 July 2022 This hunch that certain behaviors began before dog breeds helps explain why the study team found that traits like retrieving, pointing and howling — behaviors described as motor patterns — are more heritable. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022 Engineers, most of them in their twenties and thirties, hunch over keyboards. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 The further your shoulders hunch, the more strain there is on the mid-back (thoracic spine). Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020 Chris Lee, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 His hunch is that Warnock’s lead has built thanks to Walker’s continual blunders, along with reports from Walker’s own staff depicting him as an unpredictable and untrustworthy candidate. Kevin Lee, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Physicians describe not a eureka moment but a creeping realization, a longitudinal hunch. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 Photos posted by her Facebook friends confirmed her hunch. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Activation of microglia was soon accompanied by a drop in neurogenesis, confirming the researchers’ hunch and identifying CCL11 as a prime suspect. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 But architect and designer Kartik Desai of D&A Companies and his husband Zane Philstrom, who is the costume and scenery designer for Company XIV in Brooklyn, had a hunch that there was more to it. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 July 2022 Bent down in a hunch, Burr is unexpectedly emotional, the bluster vanished and the rage transformed into tenderness. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 July 2022 Earlier in the season, Gus left a handgun in the Superlab — a mysterious, even mystical bit of foreshadowing, possibly explainable on the level of chess-move logic, equally understandable as a hunch toward maximum drama. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 July 2022 See More
Verb
And then, occasionally, a bill that has largely remained off the radar silences the back of the legislative chamber, where reporters hunch over laptops. Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Indeed, crypto security firms share SBF’s hunch that the exploit was not the result of a vulnerability with the Solana blockchain itself. Taylor Locke, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 That might, for a different team, have been the cue to sit back, to hunch its shoulders and grit its teeth. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Kids hunch over their hands, their fingers lacing plastic strips to create lanyards — a classic summer camp activity. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2022 That supported the researchers’ hunch that pieces of the ship were still offshore somewhere. New York Times, 12 July 2022 This hunch that certain behaviors began before dog breeds helps explain why the study team found that traits like retrieving, pointing and howling — behaviors described as motor patterns — are more heritable. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022 Engineers, most of them in their twenties and thirties, hunch over keyboards. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 The further your shoulders hunch, the more strain there is on the mid-back (thoracic spine). Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020 Noun
My company became the first in the industry to bring in female sales reps, and my hunch was correct. Chris Lee, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 His hunch is that Warnock’s lead has built thanks to Walker’s continual blunders, along with reports from Walker’s own staff depicting him as an unpredictable and untrustworthy candidate. Kevin Lee, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Physicians describe not a eureka moment but a creeping realization, a longitudinal hunch. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 Photos posted by her Facebook friends confirmed her hunch. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Activation of microglia was soon accompanied by a drop in neurogenesis, confirming the researchers’ hunch and identifying CCL11 as a prime suspect. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 But architect and designer Kartik Desai of D&A Companies and his husband Zane Philstrom, who is the costume and scenery designer for Company XIV in Brooklyn, had a hunch that there was more to it. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 July 2022 Bent down in a hunch, Burr is unexpectedly emotional, the bluster vanished and the rage transformed into tenderness. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 July 2022 Earlier in the season, Gus left a handgun in the Superlab — a mysterious, even mystical bit of foreshadowing, possibly explainable on the level of chess-move logic, equally understandable as a hunch toward maximum drama. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb
1581, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of hunch was in 1581 Phrases Containing hunch
noun
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