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Past tense for to crouch or squat close to the ground
“I scrunch down close to the floor, eyes peeled as I peer round the edge.”
Past tense for to compress into a smaller size by crushing
“The floor was littered with bits of paper that he would scrunch and chuck away in frustration.”
Past tense for to twist something, such as into a spiral
“I scrunch the stringy black mop in between my fingers.”
Past tense for to cause to be creased or wrinkled
“Open the second pack of pastry and gently scrunch the sheets to create a decorative top to the pie.”
Past tense for to grind or grate against or together
“Sky hunched her shoulders and watched the toe of her boot scrunch the gravel of the path next to the school gate.”
Past tense for to crush into a soft, wet, shapeless, and pulpy mass
“When the water is cool enough, use your hands to scrunch the pulp as finely as possible.”
Past tense for to emit or make a crunching sound
“She heard the crisp snow scrunch and squeak under her boots.”
Past tense for to create a crackling or rustling sound by crushing (something)
“I remember thinking that it would create a better impression to move silently than to scrunch noisily over the gravel.”
Past tense for to cause to reduce in size, typically by applying pressure or force
Past tense for to break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
Past tense for to masticate (food, or the cud)
Past tense for to grab or squeeze with a twisting motion
Past tense for to form or shape into a ball
Past tense for to defeat or suppress forcefully and completely
Past tense for to force (something) into or through a restricted space
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