Scrunch
verb
To squeeze, twist, or press, often making a loud noise.
She scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it away.
Often appears as...
- scrunch up
- scrunch down
verb
To make a loud crushing noise.
The car wheels scrunched on the loose gravel.
Often appears as...
- scrunch up
- scrunch down
noun
A sound of something being crushed.
I heard the scrunch of gravel under her feet.
Often appears as...
- scrunch of feet
- scrunch of leaves
verb
To squeeze, twist, or press, often making a loud noise.
She scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it away.
Often appears as...
- scrunch up
- scrunch down
verb
To make a loud crushing noise.
The car wheels scrunched on the loose gravel.
Often appears as...
- scrunch up
- scrunch down
noun
A sound of something being crushed.
I heard the scrunch of gravel under her feet.
Often appears as...
- scrunch of feet
- scrunch of leaves
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'scrunch' to evoke a strong visual of compressing something, often with hands.
He scrunched his face in concentration.
Pro Tip 2/3Auditory Imagery
'Scrunch' suggests a noise associated with the action, useful for vivid descriptions.
She scrunched through the autumn leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Deformation
'Scrunch' is often temporary, the object may return to its original shape after.
He scrunched up the napkin, then let it unfold.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'scrunch' to evoke a strong visual of compressing something, often with hands.
He scrunched his face in concentration.
Pro Tip 2/3Auditory Imagery
'Scrunch' suggests a noise associated with the action, useful for vivid descriptions.
She scrunched through the autumn leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Deformation
'Scrunch' is often temporary, the object may return to its original shape after.
He scrunched up the napkin, then let it unfold.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'scrunch' to evoke a strong visual of compressing something, often with hands.
He scrunched his face in concentration.
Pro Tip 2/3Auditory Imagery
'Scrunch' suggests a noise associated with the action, useful for vivid descriptions.
She scrunched through the autumn leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Deformation
'Scrunch' is often temporary, the object may return to its original shape after.
He scrunched up the napkin, then let it unfold.
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See Elephants at Their...
put a bit of water on the plant itself so if we take the plant soybeans I'll put it back there now and we just put a bit of water on my hand sorry I just want to do it on the other side so that if it leaks then it goes out of the car not in and I take this and I actually rub it so if I just scrunch it all up
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The sort of light your...
order to understand this it helps to know a little bit about what life is we can call light a wave so you can think of it like an ocean wave so in the ocean there are big waves and small ways there are waves that are spread out and roll into Shore only so every so often and waves that are short and scrunched
Video examples
See Elephants at Their...
put a bit of water on the plant itself so if we take the plant soybeans I'll put it back there now and we just put a bit of water on my hand sorry I just want to do it on the other side so that if it leaks then it goes out of the car not in and I take this and I actually rub it so if I just scrunch it all up
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W. Kamau Bell
American Comedian
People live in their part of the Union, and if they don't travel a lot, then there is a tendency to believe that the other parts of America couldn't possibly be as American as their part. You can see it in the way people in the South scrunch up their faces when they hear words like 'New York,' 'Chicago,' and 'challah.
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Sophie Turner
British Actress
When I was younger, my mum used to dress me in, like, lime green leggings with a matching neon jumper and hair scrunch, so I'd say I've definitely progressed since then in terms of style.
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Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
You don't scrunch your face during an ab workout because you know it has nothing to do with your belly.
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W. Kamau Bell
American Comedian
People live in their part of the Union, and if they don't travel a lot, then there is a tendency to believe that the other parts of America couldn't possibly be as American as their part. You can see it in the way people in the South scrunch up their faces when they hear words like 'New York,' 'Chicago,' and 'challah.
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Sophie Turner
British Actress
When I was younger, my mum used to dress me in, like, lime green leggings with a matching neon jumper and hair scrunch, so I'd say I've definitely progressed since then in terms of style.
Quote examples
Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
You don't scrunch your face during an ab workout because you know it has nothing to do with your belly.
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