scrunch
To crumple and squeeze to make more compactTo crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
» Tom scrunched down.
Tom hockte sich hin.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)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.
(transitive)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
Examples
8 sentencesTom scrunched down.
deTom hockte sich hin. — pne
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.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
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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Forms
scrunches, scrunching, scrunched, scrunchedSynonyms
12 synonyms- 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
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle