Hyphenation of hunker

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hunker? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hun-ker

Definitions of hunker:

1.	Sit on one's heels In some cultures
2.	The women give birth while squatting The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

Synonyms of hunker:

verb	squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker down, sit, sit down

Last hyphenations of this language

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