scrunch

verb

ˈskrənch How to pronounce scrunch (audio)
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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry

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2
as in to crouch
to lie low with the limbs close to the body the climbers scrunched down on the leeward side of a large boulder and waited for the storm to pass

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as in to scrape
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound scrunched loose gravel with every footstep

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Recent Examples of scrunch To use the serum, simply run it through damp hair and blow dry for a voluminous finish, or scrunch and air dry to enhance your natural texture. — Esme Benjamin, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Rounding out her look was a pair of tall white socks scrunched around her calves and a pair of distressed Coach sneakers. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025 Longer neck gaiters can be doubled over or scrunched down to provide extra coverage without letting air through. — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025 How to use it: For the lightest touch, emulsify the cream in your hands before scrunching it into damp hair. — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scrunch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrunch
  1. crumple
  2. crouch
  3. scrape
  4. fold
  5. grit
  6. scratch
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  • The hopes of the best team most of them could remember in their lifetimes crumpled, in an instant.
    — Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The final scene, in Episode 4, which sees the Miller family feign a day of normalcy on the occasion of Eddie’s fiftieth birthday, ends with the weeping father crumpled in his son’s bed, begging his forgiveness.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of crumple
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  • Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of crouch
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  • The agent scrapes Google News and other sources for the latest updates and news that might interest his subscribers.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The right wing then scraped the ground and broke off at the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel that caught fire as the airplane overturned and moved down the runway.
    — David Schaper, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including iPhone 17 design leaks, iPhone 16e problems, Apple addresses AI concerns, a folding iPad, Apple TV’s expensive miss, EU’s new iPhone rules, and the pebble smartwatch returns.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The device folds in half into a compact square and has a 3.5-inch display with a camera at the front.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • Then there’s Little Simz, who’s turning growth and grit into poetry on Lotus.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Mar. 2025
  • To become winners, Newcastle have had lose, both historically and this season, and Guimaraes has been required to grit his teeth and battle through.
    — George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • While anyone can enjoy listening to albums or 45s on the go, KORG also includes a wide range of features aimed at DJs, including playback speed adjustment, a beat looper (which gives the ability to layer scratches over a beat loop), filters, a fader and delay effects.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • By March 4, some 153 of the facilities managed to reopen as charities scratched together money, according to Ajyal Sultany, head of communications for WHO in Kabul.
    — Khwaga Ghani, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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