scrunch
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You cook them really quickly in a pan with butter and then scrunch them, which allows for the maple-soy butter to pool in all the little pockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
In signature Smith style, her light-wash jeans scrunch just above a pair of tan, heeled boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
My face would scrunch up and I’d shudder from the intense flavors, but I never cried.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
A good way to check if wrapping paper is recyclable, according to Wrap, is the "scrunch test".
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
She told us to scrunch under our desks.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
He seems unafraid to be a little silly and puffs out his cheeks or scrunches up his face to entertain the babies.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
Horse manure plops onto the asphalt, and no one blinks or scrunches their nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
When a visible star is tugged by the gravity of an unseen companion, the motion to and from Earth stretches and scrunches the light.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 17, 2022
It scrunches its cheeks, raises its eyebrows, and then grimaces and blinks.
From The Verge ● May 4, 2022
She scrunches her eyes closed, as if I’ve given her a headache.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Some of his most popular designs are the backless halter tops with an elastic chest and waist area trimmed with a silky lace, as well as scrunched crop-top jerseys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Less debatable: Like those grinning monsters, dogs with scrunched faces are hilarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
You can put a chimney draught excluder inside any unused fireplaces, or make your own by filling a black bag with scrunched up paper.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
When ISA President Fernando Aguerre informed Aguirre on Friday that she had qualified, her face scrunched up on camera as she started to cry.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
I soon noticed that Adam’s eyebrows were all scrunched up as if he was trying to work out something in his mind.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
When Jimmy is passionately advocating for something and Kayla is in the same frame, she’s often gesticulating, scrunching up her face or emitting noises like “pffffft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She remembers her mom’s face scrunching up as if she was confused — then worried — about what her daughter might say next.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
At Y/Project, Glenn Marten continued to rework the classics – twisting a trench and scrunching its form with the aid of a wired hem.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2021
Scared and grieving, living in a grim and hopeless world, what’s to stop a reality-altering super being from waving her hands, scrunching her nose, and dropping into the seemingly safe confines of a 1950s sitcom?
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2021
Pita asked, scrunching up her face in disgust.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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