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present participle of scrunch
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1
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
- scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry
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2
to lie low with the limbs close to the body
- the climbers scrunched down on the leeward side of a large boulder and waited for the storm to pass
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3
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
- scrunched loose gravel with every footstep
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