scrunch
verb/skrʌntʃ/
/skrʌntʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scrunch | /skrʌntʃ/ /skrʌntʃ/ |
| he / she / it scrunches | /ˈskrʌntʃɪz/ /ˈskrʌntʃɪz/ |
| past simple scrunched | /skrʌntʃt/ /skrʌntʃt/ |
| past participle scrunched | /skrʌntʃt/ /skrʌntʃt/ |
| -ing form scrunching | /ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/ /ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make a loud sound like the one that is made when you walk on gravel (= small stones) synonym crunch
- The snow scrunched underfoot.
- [transitive] scrunch something (up) to cause something to form a small round shape with your hand
- He scrunched up the note and threw it on the fire.
- [transitive] scrunch something (up) to make something become smaller or squeezed together
- The hedgehog scrunched itself up into a ball.
- She scrunched up her face, as if about to cry.
- She makes funny faces, scrunching up her nose and holding it.
- He scrunched his eyes tightly.
- [transitive] scrunch something to create a loose curly hairstyle by squeezing the hair with the handsTopics Appearancec2
Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘eat or bite noisily’): probably imitative; compare with crunch.
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