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scrunches

VERB
crumple
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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

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 sprays it 16 times with disinfectant and scrunches it up into a tight ball that she seals with a plastic tie.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

The skin in between his eyes scrunches deeply.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman