scrunch

[skruhnch, skroonch]

verb (used with object)

1. to crunch, crush, or crumple.

2. to contract; squeeze together.

   I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.

verb (used without object)

1. to squat or hunker (often followed bydown ).

noun

1. the act or sound of scrunching.

scrunch

/ skrʌntʃ /

verb

1. to crumple, crush, or crunch or to be crumpled, crushed, or crunched

noun

1. the act or sound of scrunching

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrunch¹

First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps expressive variant of crunch

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrunch¹

C19: variant of _crunch

Example Sentences

In signature Smith style, her light-wash jeans scrunch just above a pair of tan, heeled boots.

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You can put a chimney draught excluder inside any unused fireplaces, or make your own by filling a black bag with scrunched up paper.

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One of the coachman’s eyebrows flew up as the other scrunched down, but he simply walked on, chuckling.

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Beowulf scrunched his face in concentration and made the rabbit noise.

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She scrunched her eyebrows together, to better summon her powers of deduction.

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