Thesaurus / scrunch

scrunch

How to use scrunch in a sentence

She heard his stealthy pads scrunch on the snow the other side of the wall, and then he found the hole.

Behind him there was the scrunch, the grinding roar, of the long line of steel wheels carrying the runaway spoil train.

Then suddenly there was a rush and a roar and a yell of voices--and the scrunch of swiftly applied brakes.

THE MOUNTEBANKWILLIAM J. LOCKE

They went on like ghostly, silent shadows, only the scrunch of the cones underfoot told of their solidity.

Aspinall obeyed, and next moment was writhing under the “scrunch” which the president in his humour bestowed upon it.

FOLLOW MY LEADERTALBOT BAINES REED

The scrunch of the pine-cones crushing under the hoofs of the horses carried a welcome sense of companionship to the riders.

With a scrunch, the train is off again, racing down hill, a blur of steamy vapor like a cloud against the lower hills.

"Crash—scrunch," the boat went ashore; the Cub in the bow leapt out, and held her nose steady while everyone else scrambled out.

I reckon old John Bull will scrunch up his fingers in his empty pockets when he comes to hear of it.

CALIFORNIAJ. TYRWHITT BROOKS

He lowered himself, and I heard the scrunch of his sea-boots as he disappeared in the darkness.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985