verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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I woke stiff and cold, feeling as though I had been scrunched up like a paper bag.
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They scrunch up their faces, peering into the haze.
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I recognised my own handwriting and the way I would scrunch up a calendar date before throwing it away.
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Do you scrunch up your shoulders a lot?
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Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin.
■ NOUN
face
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Her scrunched up face made her look as if she was wearing a perpetual mirthless grin.
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People scrunch their faces and whip their heads here and there.
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They scrunch up their faces , peering into the haze.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For volume, simply dry your hair upside down and grab handfuls at the roots, scrunching as you dry.
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I woke stiff and cold, feeling as though I had been scrunched up like a paper bag.
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Jackie Tiptoe's face was scrunched in concentration.
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People scrunch their faces and whip their heads here and there.
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Then, bend and scrunch the paper with the fondant to form a folded cloth appearance.
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Theresa tried to ignore it, scrunching down her pillow to support her back.
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They scrunch up their faces, peering into the haze.