hunch — a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts
Pronunciation (IPA): /hʌntʃ/
Korean meaning: 직감, 예감, 육감
Korean pronunciation: **헌**치
Example Sentences
- My hunch tells me that the teacher forgot about the quiz today.
- She hunched over her laptop, typing furiously to meet the deadline.
- I had a hunch that my cat was planning something evil when it stared at me like that.
hunch
NOUN//hʌntʃ//
a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts
Detective follows a hunch connecting clues on the evidence board
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His hunch proves right at lunch - that crunch reveals the truth!
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Origin
First appeared in mid-16th century English, originally meaning 'to push or shove.' The meaning evolved from the physical sense of having a hunched or bent posture to the modern sense of having an intuitive feeling.
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“My hunch tells me that the teacher forgot about the quiz today.”
“She hunched over her laptop, typing furiously to meet the deadline.”
“I had a hunch that my cat was planning something evil when it stared at me like that.”
“The detective's hunch about the suspect proved to be correct.”
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