1. to crush or squeeze something into a tight mass or wrinkled shape
2. to make a crunching sound
3. to crouch down or huddle up

1. the act or sound of scrunching

Examples

• She scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it away.
• The leaves scrunched under our feet as we walked through the forest.
• He scrunched down behind the couch to hide.
• I heard the scrunch of gravel as the car pulled into the driveway.
• Don’t scrunch your face like that when you’re thinking.
• The cat scrunched up in the corner of the room.
• She scrunched her hair with gel to create texture.