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  1. hunkering

    Squatting is a versatile posture where the weight of the body is on the feet but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting involves taking the weight of the body, at least in part, on the buttocks against the ground or a horizontal object. The angle between the legs when squatting can vary from zero to widely splayed out, flexibility permitting. Another variable may be the degree of forward tilt of the upper body from the hips. Squatting may be either full or partial. Crouching is usually considered to be synonymous with squatting. It is common to squat with one leg and kneel with the other leg. One or both heels may be up when squatting. Young children often instinctively squat. Among Chinese, Southeast Asian and Eastern European adults, squatting often takes the place of sitting or standing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hunkering in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hunkering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hunkering in a Sentence

  1. Dave Long:

    We know we're not out of the woods yet. There might be another three or four months of really hunkering down.

  2. Renee Lambert:

    I certainly see the city hunkering down.

  3. Vincent Reinhart:

    The list of strains on stocks is pretty long. We have the war, the reminder that the pandemic is endemic and significant, long-lasting disruptions to supply chains, investors are understandably hunkering down.

  4. Chloe Morrison:

    It's still really quite dangerous outside. Most people are still hunkering down, the damage is quite extensive in Port Vila but there are so many more vulnerable islands. I can't even imagine what it's like in those vulnerable communities.

  5. Jeremy Sussman:

    They're still, by and large, in cost-cutting mode and hunkering down, even though conditions have improved over the last five or six months.

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