scrunch
noun
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L327320 on Wikidata ↗verb
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L59516 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /skɹʌnt͡ʃ/
noun
Etymology: 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.
- A crunching noise.
“The watchers knew already that the door was fastened and looked for the unknown to produce a key. Instead, there was a sudden scrunch of iron, a splintering of wood, and the door swung loosely open.”
verb
Etymology: 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.
- To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
“He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.”
“[…] and the scrunching of ashes under our feet I have often observed to be disagreeable to many.”
- To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
“He scrunched his face at his wife's confounding request.”
- Alternative form of scranch.