Meaning

1 senses

  1. A crunching noise.

    a crunching noise

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom scrunched down.

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  2. Matthew stopped hearing the scrunching in the snow behind him.

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  3. He scrunched down in his seat so that I wouldn't see him.

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  4. His face scrunched up.

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  5. Mary scrunched her nose up.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from t

Attested 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

plural: scrunches
Singularscrunch
Pluralscrunches

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scruffyscrumpscrumptiousscruplescrupulousscrupulously
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