Synonyms of scrunching

scrunching

verb

present participle of scrunch

1

as in crumpling

to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in

scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crumpling
• folding
• wrinkling
• crinkling
• creasing
• furrowing
• puckering
• rumpling
• ruffling
• rippling
• corrugating
• crimping
• knitting
• pleating
• crisping
• rucking
• contracting
• mussing (up)
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattening
• smoothing
• straightening
• evening
• pressing
• ironing
• ironing out
• smoothening
• unfolding
• uncrumpling
• tidying
• neatening

2

as in crouching

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouching
• huddling
• hunching
• squatting
• couching
• hunkering (down)
• squinching
• curling up

3

as in scraping

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

scrunched loose gravel with every footstep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scraping
• scratching
• gritting
• crunching
• grinding
• creaking
• groaning
• grating
• gnashing
• whining
• moaning
• clashing
• colliding
• jarring
• rasping
• jangling