plural hinds also hind
1
chiefly British
: the female of the red deer compare hart
2
: any of various spotted groupers (especially genus Epinephelus)
Examples of hind in a Sentence
Adjective
the frog's long hind legs
the hawk's reddish hind feathers
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Josh moving them hind legs, bro.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Every few moments, the dogs stop, lean back on their hind legs, and pinch off a Polaroid-like print from their rear ends.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
One of her hind legs dragged behind her.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In 2023, the Hangzhou Zoo was forced to refute claims that the bears were actually people in bear suits after videos went viral online of bears sitting on their hind legs.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Josh moving them hind legs, bro.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Every few moments, the dogs stop, lean back on their hind legs, and pinch off a Polaroid-like print from their rear ends.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
One of her hind legs dragged behind her.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hind
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“Hind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hind. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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