scrunch

[ skruhnch, skroonch ]

/ skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to crunch, crush, or crumple.

to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door.

verb (used without object)

to squat or hunker (often followed by down).

noun

the act or sound of scrunching.

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Origin of scrunch

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

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How to use scrunch in a sentence

The most terrifying thing I encounter during my visit is a fat, white Himalayan stray cat with red eyes and a scrunched up face.
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Tributes on television are scrunched into ever-shorter segments.
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Ten feet away, Sher scrunched into a quivering ball and began to cry.
Death on Killer Mountain|Amanda Padoan|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Closing out the presentation, Rocky emerged in a neoprene zip-up and scrunched-up drop-crotch pants.
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She scrunched her nose and leaned in to examine the creases and dark circles that rimmed her eyes.
Meet the First Female President|Nicolle Wallace|October 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He stood scrunched up against a wall for a time but he felt too conspicuous.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
It was stuffy and still and dusty under there, and I suppressed a sneeze as we scrunched in among the boxes.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
His glasses tumbled from his nose, and his feet scrunched them unnoted into the rug.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
I found her all scrunched up on her bed in the dark with her face in the pillows.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Then Curly's horse scrunched up a tuft of grass, and my beast pawing, startled a rattlesnake.
Curly|Roger Pocock

British Dictionary definitions for scrunch

scrunch

/ (skrʌntʃ) /

verb

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

noun

the act or sound of scrunching

Word Origin for scrunch

C19: variant of crunch

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