scrunch
to crunch, crush, or crumple.
to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.
to squat or hunker (often followed by down).
the act or sound of scrunching.
Origin of scrunch
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How to use scrunch in a sentence
The goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up.
She heard his stealthy pads scrunch on the snow the other side of the wall, and then he found the hole.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandBehind him there was the scrunch, the grinding roar, of the long line of steel wheels carrying the runaway spoil train.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonThen suddenly there was a rush and a roar and a yell of voices--and the scrunch of swiftly applied brakes.
The Mountebank | William J. LockeThey went on like ghostly, silent shadows, only the scrunch of the cones underfoot told of their solidity.
The Night Riders | Ridgwell Cullum
Aspinall obeyed, and next moment was writhing under the “scrunch” which the president in his humour bestowed upon it.
Follow My leader | Talbot Baines Reed
British Dictionary definitions for scrunch
/ (skrʌntʃ) /
to crumple, crush, or crunch or to be crumpled, crushed, or crunched
the act or sound of scrunching
Origin of scrunch
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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