scrunch
scrunch Lexical Profile
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• verb
To crush, squeeze, or crumple something into a compact, wrinkled mass.
"He scrunched the廢draft of the letter into a tight ball and tossed it into the recycling bin."
To contract, draw together, or squeeze one's body or facial features into a tight or compact posture.
"The children scrunched together on the back seat to make room for their dog."
To make a loud crunching or grinding sound when stepped on or compressed.
"The dry autumn leaves scrunched pleasantly under our boots as we hiked through the woods."
• noun
A loud crunching, grinding, or crumpling sound.
"We heard the familiar scrunch of gravel beneath the tires as the car pulled into the driveway."
An act of squeezing, crumpling, or contracting something into a tight or wrinkled mass.
"She gave her damp curls a quick scrunch with a towel to add volume."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century as an expressive alteration of 'crunch', formed with an initial intensifying 's-' prefix common in English sound-symbolic words.