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scrunch

verb
/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/

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.

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • Then I put them under my heel, and scrunched them up, every one.

  2. Alternative form of scranch.

  3. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA