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scrunch

[skruhnch, skroonch] / skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ /
VERB
crumple
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STRONG
expand uncompress


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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

Dad and Steph scrunch their faces together so I can see both of them on the screen.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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