scrunch up
scrunch up · scrunches up · scrunched up · scrunching up
To scrunch one's face or a part of one's faceTo scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.
» His face scrunched up.
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1 senses(informal)To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.
He scrunched up his nose.
More definitions
- sit on one's heels
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
Examples
4 sentencesHis face scrunched up.
Mary scrunched her nose up.
Mary scrunched up her nose.
Tom scrunched up his nose.
Forms
scrunches up, scrunching up, scrunched up, scrunched up| Base form | scrunch up · to scrunch up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scrunches up |
| Present participle | scrunching up |
| Past simple | scrunched up |
| Past participle | scrunched up |
irregular
Synonyms
10 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb