Antonyms for hunker

Grammar : Verb

Spell : huhng-ker

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌŋ kər

Definition of hunker

Origin : "to squat, crouch," 1720, Scottish, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse huka "to crouch," hoka, hokra "to crawl." Hunker down, Southern U.S. dialectal phrase, popularized c.1965, from northern British hunker "haunch." Related: Hunkered; hunkering.

verb crouch

Example sentences :

They had struck it rich on a property they had bought on Hunker.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Hunker reported that they had discovered no trace of the missing man.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish

"I was going over to Hunker Creek myself," concluded Wodley.
Extract from : « To Alaska for Gold » by Edward Stratemeyer

There was a political meeting (Hunker) at the capitol, but I pass'd it by.
Extract from : « Complete Prose Works » by Walt Whitman

The silver-gray whig shakes hands with the hunker democrat; the former only differing from the latter in name.
Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass

Why the minister did not see this was a standing problem in Hunker Court.
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Be assured that neither you nor the great truths you advocate will be at all harmed by the malignant attacks of the Hunker press.
Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner

For though Hunker Court was a mission school, it was quite a superior mission.
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

So, after being expelled from Hunker Court, Cleg made straight for a nook of his own among the crags.
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

He had looked to revenge himself upon society for his expulsion from Hunker Court by making a little private fire, and lo!
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Synonyms for hunker

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