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Word entry · 5 letters

hunch

Best crossword clue

"Gut feeling"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /hʌnt͡ʃ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted chhnuStarts with HEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of bending yourself into a humped position

Word origin

Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.

Used in a sentence

  • The old man walked with a hunch.
  • I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
  • I've learned to trust my hunches.

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