scrunch

verb

/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/

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[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 hs 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.