scrunch

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /skrʌntʃ/ UK /skrʌntʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to crush or crumple, or to make a crunching sound

She scrunched the letter into a ball and threw it away.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to crush or crumple, or to... crumple crush crinkle squashscrumplecrunch

Opposites

smooth flatten straighten

Word family

Derived forms scruncherscrunchy

Related forms crunchscrunchie

Etymology

Early 19th century, of imitative origin, a variant of 'crunch' (or 'scrounge'), expressing a crushing or grinding sound.

scrunch onomatopoeic

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# scrunch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /skrʌntʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /skrʌntʃ/

## Meanings
1. to crush or crumple, or to make a crunching sound

## Examples
- She scrunched the letter into a ball and threw it away.

## Synonyms
- crumple
- crush
- crinkle
- squash
- scrumple
- crunch

## Antonyms
- smooth
- flatten
- straighten

## Derived Forms
- scruncher
- scrunchy

## Related Forms
- crunch
- scrunchie

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: scrunch

## Etymology
Early 19th century, of imitative origin, a variant of 'crunch' (or 'scrounge'), expressing a crushing or grinding sound.

## AI Etymology
Scrunch belongs to early 19th century, of imitative origin, a variant of 'crunch' (or 'scrounge'), expressing a crushing or grinding sound. The historical chain includes onomatopoeic scrunch. The quoted older senses, "crunch" and "scrounge", supply the semantic anchors for scrunch. In present English it is used as a verb, "to crush or crumple, or to make a crunching sound". English derivatives include scruncher and scrunchy; related English forms include crunch and scrunchie. The result is a verb and noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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