SCRUNCH


Meaning of SCRUNCH in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

up

I woke stiff and cold, feeling as though I had been scrunched up like a paper bag.

They scrunch up their faces, peering into the haze.

I recognised my own handwriting and the way I would scrunch up a calendar date before throwing it away.

Do you scrunch up your shoulders a lot?

Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin.

■ NOUN

face

Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin.

People scrunch their faces and whip their heads here and there.

They scrunch up their faces , peering into the haze.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

For volume, simply dry your hair upside down and grab handfuls at the roots, scrunching as you dry.

I woke stiff and cold, feeling as though I had been scrunched up like a paper bag.

Jackie Tiptoe's face was scrunched in concentration.

People scrunch their faces and whip their heads here and there.

Then, bend and scrunch the paper with the fondant to form a folded cloth appearance.

Theresa tried to ignore it, scrunching down her pillow to support her back.

They scrunch up their faces, peering into the haze.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.