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# scrunch

verb (scrunch, scrunches, scrunched, scrunching); noun (a scrunch — the sound)

«scrunch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To scrunch means to squeeze or crush something into a small, untidy ball or shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#m1)
2. To scrunch up your face or eyes means to squeeze them tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#m2)
3. Scrunch can be the crunching sound of walking on gravel, snow or dry leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#m3)

### In the lessons

Art and craft: scrunch tissue paper to make flowers or collage texture. Everyday life: scrunch paper to put in the bin; scrunch your eyes against the sun. Stories: «she scrunched up her nose» shows dislike. Science (materials): which materials can be scrunched and which spring back. Phrases: scrunch up, scrunch your face, scrunched-up paper.

### Examples

- He scrunched up the paper and threw it in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x1)
- She scrunched her nose at the smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x2)
- Scrunch the tissue paper to make petals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x3)
- The leaves scrunched under our boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x4)
- I scrunched my eyes shut during the scary part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x5)
- Foil stays scrunched, but a sponge springs back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/#x6)

### Note

Past: scrunched; he scrunches (-es after ch). «Scrunch» is informal; similar words: crumple, crush, squash. A «scrunchie» is a hair band covered in fabric.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scrunch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scrunch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scrunch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scrunch.html) on Mova free.