scrunch

v., scrunched, scrunch·ing, scrunch·es.

v.tr.

1. To crush or crunch.
2. To crumple or squeeze; hunch: scrunched up their shoulders; scrunch one's nose against a window.

v.intr.

1. To hunch: “The men scrunched closer” (Susan Dworski).
2. To move with or make a crunching sound: scrunching along the gravel path.

n.

A crunching sound.

[Probably alteration of CRUNCH.]

scrunchable scrunch'a·ble adj.

verb

To incline the body: arch, bend, bow¹, hump, hunch, stoop. See posture.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a crunching noise

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The verb scrunch has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
  Synonyms: crump, thud, crunch

Meaning #2: sit on one's heels
  Synonyms: squat, crouch, scrunch up, hunker down

Meaning #3: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
  Synonyms: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch up, crisp

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - knase, mase, krølle
v. intr. - knase, krølle
n. - knasen

Nederlands (Dutch)
knarsen, knagen, geknars, beslissend moment

Français (French)
v. tr. - crisser
v. intr. - crisser
n. - grincement, crissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - knirschen, knabbern, zertrümmern
n. - Knirschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) συνθλίβω, ζαρώνω
n. - τρίξιμο

Italiano (Italian)
scricchiolare, scricchiolio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ranger
n. - rangido (m)

Русский (Russian)
разгрызать с хрустом, раздавить, смять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aplastar, estrujar, triturar, hacer crujir
v. intr. - andar haciendo crujir lo que se pisa, crujir (al ser mascado, pisado o aplastado)
n. - crujido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - krossa, krasa, skrynkla ihop, kamma håret med fingrarna, knastra
n. - knaster

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
碾, 压, 咬嚼, 踩, 缩紧, 蹲, 咬碎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 碾, 壓, 咬嚼, 踩, 縮緊
v. intr. - 碾, 壓, 咬嚼, 踩, 蹲
n. - 咬嚼, 咬碎, 踩, 壓

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 우두둑 씹다, (되풀이하여) 처리하다, 파일을 압축하다
v. intr. - 우두둑 깨물다, (차 바퀴가) 삐걱거리다, 파일을 압축하다
n. - 깨물어 부수기, (필수품 등의) 부족, 불황

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - バリバリかむ, うずくまる, 縮まる
n. - バリバリかむ音, 身を縮めること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسحق, يقضم (الاسم) سحق, قضم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מעך, לעס, גרס‬
v. intr. - ‮נשחק‬
n. - ‮מעיכה, גריסה‬

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