scrooch

intransitive verb

ˈskrüch also -u̇-

-ed/-ing/-es

: crouch, huddle

—often used with down

scrooched down in the seat and tried to hide

—H. E. Giles

she scrooched down in under all the covers

—Richard Bissell

Word History

Etymology

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