Alternative terms

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Lexicographical Neighbors of

hungriest
hungrily
hungriness
hungrinesses
hungry
hungry(p)
hungry as a hog
hungry ghost
hungry ghosts
hunh
hunk of junk
hunker
hunker down
hunkered
hunkered down (current term)
hunkering
hunkerism
hunkers
hunkey
hunkeys
hunkier
hunkies
hunkiest
hunkily
hunkiness
hunkish
hunks
hunkses
hunky

Literary usage of

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Island Song Lyrics Volume 3 by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... guess the world will frown unless they're dead I found a peaceful place to bunker down I'm hunkered down in old Lahaina town What ever happened to peace ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"Turning his back to the bed, he "hunkered down," and placing one of the patient's legs over each of his shoulders, as far as the hams, he seized an ankle in ..."

3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He was hunkered down on his haunches one afternoon when Marci came crunching through the tall grass. He ducked down lower, then peered out from his hiding ..."

4. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"He and Bertoli hunkered down as Marine tanks, artillery, and mortars pounded the ridge and its supporting bastions. "We looked back and see the whole battle ..."

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