scrunch
To crumple and squeeze to make more compactTo crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
» Tom scrunched down.
Tom hockte sich hin.
Значение
значений: 2(переходный)To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.
knüllen, zerknüllen, zusammenknüllen
To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
(переходный)To contract the muscles of one's face so as to draw their facial features together, out of pain, discomfort, uncertainty, etc.
He scrunched his face at his wife's confounding request.
- sit on one's heels
- make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
Примеры
предложений: 8Tom scrunched down.
deTom hockte sich hin.
Matthew stopped hearing the scrunching in the snow behind him.
He scrunched down in his seat so that I wouldn't see him.
His face scrunched up.
Mary scrunched her nose up.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 1
Происхождение
Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from tAttested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from the onomatopoeia of a crumpling sound; or perhaps a blend of squeeze + crunch.
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Формы
scrunches, scrunching, scrunched, scrunchedСинонимы
синонимов: 12- sit on one's heels:squatcrouchscrunch uphunkerhunker down
- make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants:crumpthud
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic:wrinklerucklecreasecrinklescrunch upcrisp
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени