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 by down ).

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

The goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up.

From The Daily Beast

She heard his stealthy pads scrunch on the snow the other side of the wall, and then he found the hole.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind him there was the scrunch, the grinding roar, of the long line of steel wheels carrying the runaway spoil train.

From Project Gutenberg

Then suddenly there was a rush and a roar and a yell of voices--and the scrunch of swiftly applied brakes.

From Project Gutenberg

They went on like ghostly, silent shadows, only the scrunch of the cones underfoot told of their solidity.

From Project Gutenberg

Aspinall obeyed, and next moment was writhing under the “scrunch” which the president in his humour bestowed upon it.

From Project Gutenberg