scrunch
verb (used with object)
to crunch, crush, or crumple.
scrunched
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past participleof scrunch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scrunch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scrunchverb (used with object)to crunch, crush, or crumple.
Example Sentences
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The woman's Do Not Attempt Resuscitation document was also found scrunched up in a cupboard, the report added.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
JetBlue’s seats are indeed lie-flat and my feet didn’t feel scrunched in the footwell when fully stretched out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
“It has a warm feel, not like …” Her face scrunched as if she had stepped on a snail, and she waited a beat before referencing the county’s recent purchase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
When ISA President Fernando Aguerre informed Aguirre on Friday that she had qualified, her face scrunched up on camera as she started to cry.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
“It sounds fierce,” she says, her eyebrows scrunched up like dust bunnies.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
