Definitions for scrunchskrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scrunchskrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ(v.t.)
to crunch or crush.
to contract; squeeze together:
I scrunched my shoulders.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to squat or hunker (often fol. by down).
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)the act or sound of scrunching.
Origin of scrunch:
1815–25; expressive alter. of crunch
Princeton's WordNet
scrunch(verb)
a crunching noise
crump, thud, scrunch(verb)
make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down(verb)
sit on one's heels
"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp(verb)
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
"The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
Wiktionary
scrunch(Noun)
A crunching noise.
scrunch(Verb)
To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.
Origin: onomatopoeia, from the sound of crumpling a piece of paper
Webster Dictionary
Scrunch(u)
to scranch; to crunch
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