Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrunch up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
scrunch up
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrunches up (present, singular) scrunching up (participle, present) scrunched up (participle, past) scrunched up (past)

Synonyms

wrinkle ruckle crease crinkle scrunch crisp squat crouch hunker hunker down

Questions

What does scrunch up mean?
To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.

How to pronounce scrunch up

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