scrunch

American  

[skruhnch, skroonch] / skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ /

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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to squat or hunker (often followed bydown ).

noun

1. the act or sound of scrunching.

scrunch British  

/ skrʌntʃ /

verb

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

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noun

1. the act or sound of scrunching

Etymology

Origin of scrunch

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

Example Sentences

Her face is scrunched up with the effort of trying to move her paddle as fast as she can, but she looks like a flailing baby bird struggling to make her wings cooperate.

From Literature

There were five children, all scrunched together in a tight group.

From Literature

“One moment, Regan,” he said, and we turned as he made his way back down the hallway toward us, his forehead scrunched in concentration.

From Literature

His face scrunched up tightly and his tongue was hanging out.

From Literature

Her face scrunched up in anger, making her look wild and ugly.

From Literature