verb
definition
To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.
verb
definition
To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
example
He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.
Examples of scrunched in a Sentence
She scrunched her eyes, trying to remember.
He withdrew a note pad, licked his pencil, and scrunched up his eyes in deep concentration.
Sarah scrunched up her face as if she smelled something rancid.
She scrunched her head down until her fingertips brushed the rough material across her eyes.
This holds the card and scrunched paper in position.
Cynthia scrunched close to Dean's ear, trying to hear the conversation, and offered a word or two as well.
Donnie responded with nods, smiles and gestures while Fred and Dean, scrunched into the back seat, politely listened.
A piece of scrunched up foil rotating on a desk.
Unlike conventional programs where the information may need to be scrunched into a few lines, a long thin program has ample room for a long order of service.
Typically, women scrunched the legwarmers below the knees, so the look was slouchy and casual.
If it stays scrunched or wrinkled, it's not the suit for you because it will do the same when you wear it.
Improved posture that helps remaining fat be distributed more evenly instead of getting scrunched up.
Lana scrunched down as far as she could in the shadow of the massive rocks around her.
It can be worn round your shoulders to keep of the chill or scrunched up round your neck like a long scarf.
If the input file is 2-D data, then it is treated as a set of 1-D spectra and each is scrunched individually.
It is believed that a very long time ago all of space was scrunched together in a very small, hot ball.
Drying room even has box of scrunched up re-used newspaper to put in boots.
I then switch it for a scrunched up piece if flash paper.
For auditory stimulation part of the process involves rubbing the felt for several minutes with a scrunched up plastic bag.
If it is 2-D, then each spectrum will be scrunched according to the corresponding cross-section of the wavelength array.
Leaves, scrunched up paper and small pieces of sponge can also be used to make different types of patterns.
What good is a hot tub, if you're all scrunched up, fighting for space with others?
Your toes get scrunched and the elastic digs into your ankle -- or calf is you are wearing trouser socks -- especially if your feet have a tendency to swell by the end of the day.
Here, the bikini bottom is "scrunched" or ruffled in such a way that an onlooker's eye is directed squarely at the wearer's bottom!
Constructed of thick, scrunched, gathered leather that looks almost accordion-like, the handle balances perfectly the bag's hefty body.
Toes can wiggle all they need to, they'll never feel scrunched or stifled in a Born shoe.
Although the top was lowered, she had not seen him before because he was scrunched down out of view.
It is also a good idea to add some layers of scrunched up paper or cardboard to allow air in to the compost heap.
To create curly styles, wind sections of hair around a scrunched up tissue and then knot the ends of the tissue together.