scrunch
🇺🇸
/skrʌntʃ/
🇬🇧
/skrʌntʃ/
noun
R
A sound made when walking on small stones or similar materials.
The scrunch of shoes on gravel echoed through the quiet alley.
verb
R
To make a sound when walking on small stones or similar materials.
I could hear the scrunch of gravel as she walked away.
R
To squeeze something into a small round shape with your hand.
She scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it away.
R
To make something smaller or more tightly packed together.
The cat scrunched down in its bed to stay warm.
R
To create a curly hairstyle by squeezing the hair with your hands.
He scrunched his hair to give it more volume and texture.
translation
A sound made when walking on small stones or similar materials.
To make a sound when walking on small stones or similar materials.; To squeeze something into a small round shape with your hand.; To make something smaller or more tightly packed together.; To create a curly hairstyle by squeezing the hair with your hands.
Word Forms
3rd Present
scrunches
Progressive
scrunching
Past
scrunched
Perfect
scrunched
Plural
scrunches