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- [skruhnch, skroo nch]
- /skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ/
- /skrʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skruhnch, skroo nch]
- /skrʌntʃ, skrʊntʃ/
Definitions of scrunch word
- verb with object scrunch to crunch, crush, or crumple. 1
- verb with object scrunch to contract; squeeze together: I had to scrunch my shoulders to get through the door. 1
- verb without object scrunch to squat or hunker (often followed by down). 1
- noun scrunch the act or sound of scrunching. 1
- transitive verb scrunch crumple 1
- intransitive verb scrunch move with crunching sound 1
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Origin of scrunch
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; perhaps expressive variant of crunch
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Parts of speech for Scrunch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrunch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scrunch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrunch
verb scrunch
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- chew — When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
Top questions with scrunch
- how to scrunch hair?
- how to scrunch your hair?
- how to scrunch straight hair?
- how to scrunch short hair?
- how to scrunch hair with mousse?
- how to scrunch thick hair?
- how to scrunch hair properly?
- how to scrunch naturally curly hair?
- how do you scrunch your hair?
- what to use to scrunch hair?
- how to scrunch relaxed hair?
- how to properly scrunch hair?
- how to scrunch hair without a diffuser?
- how to scrunch hair without frizz?
- how to scrunch hair overnight?
See also
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