v. scrunched, scrunch·ing, scrunch·es v.tr. 1. To crush or crunch. 2. To crumple or squeeze; hunch: scrunched up their shoulders; scrunch one's nose against a window. v.intr. 1. To hunch: "The men scrunched closer" (Susan Dworski). 2. To move with or make a crunching sound: scrunching along the gravel path. n. A crunching sound. [Probably alteration of CRUNCH.] scruncha·ble adj. |
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