SCRUNCH

(CRUSH) [verb] [T] - to crush (material such as paper or cloth) into a rough ball in the handIf you're in a rush, you can leave your hair to dry naturally, simply scrunching it into curls with your hands.She scrunched the letter up and threw it in the bin. [M](figurative esp. US) He had to scrunch up his shoulders (= bring them close together) to get through the narrow gap.