If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. Betty hunkered down on the floor He ended up hunkering down beside her. = squat
If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make them noticed or put them in danger. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. = lie low
hunkered
Türkische aussprache
hʌngkırd
Aussprache
/ˈhəɴɢkərd/ /ˈhʌŋkɜrd/
Etymologie
[ 'h&[ng]-k&r ] (intransitive verb.) 1720. perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse huka to squat; akin to Middle Low German hOken to squat, peddle; more at HAWKER.