Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrunch

/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: scrunch
IPA: /skɹʌnt͡ʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

Transitive verb

verb

To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

Transitive verb

verb

Alternative form of scranch.

noun

A crunching noise.

Example Sentences

"He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl."
"[…] and the scrunching of ashes under our feet I have often observed to be disagreeable to many."
"Then I put them under my heel, and scrunched them up, every one."
"He scrunched his face at his wife's confounding request."
"The watchers knew already that the door was fastened and looked for the unknown to produce a key. Instead, there was a sudden scrunch of iron, a splintering of wood, and the door swung loosely open."

Etymology

Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from the onomatopoeia of a crumpling sound; or perhaps a blend of squeeze + crunch.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

scrunch up

Frequently Paired Words

scrunchie scrunch up

Synonyms

wrinkle ruckle crease crinkle scrunch up crisp squat crouch hunker hunker down

Rhymes With

lunch bunch punch crunch brunch munch hunch eat someone's lunch dunch trunch wunch cunch

Questions

How do you pronounce scrunch?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɹʌnt͡ʃ/.
What does scrunch mean?: To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
Where does scrunch come from?: Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from the onomatopoeia of a crumpling sound; or perhaps a blend of squeeze + crunch.

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