scrunched; scrunching; scrunches
2
a
: to draw or squeeze together tightly
b
: crumple
—often used with up
c
: to cause (something, such as one's features) to draw together
—usually used with up
: a crunching sound
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Examples of scrunch in a Sentence
Verb
I scrunched down in the chair.
I scrunched the fabric in my hand.
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2025
Pastor Harris had sat scrunched in his truck, dazed as his boots filled with water and blood from the gashes in his shins.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Christa Sgobba, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
The scrunch of steps across packed powder could be heard across Middle Tennessee on Monday as the first snow storm of 2024 laid a white blanket over a frigid Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Bunions were forming on the sides of my feet, and my little toes were starting to scrunch into claws, or hammer toes.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2025
Pastor Harris had sat scrunched in his truck, dazed as his boots filled with water and blood from the gashes in his shins.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
That’s why spending some time on boosting your range of motion there can be helpful: Big-toe mobility drills like the towel scrunch (picking up a towel with just your toes) and others can have body-wide benefits.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
The scrunch of steps across packed powder could be heard across Middle Tennessee on Monday as the first snow storm of 2024 laid a white blanket over a frigid Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Scrunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrunch. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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