scrunch up

verb

To scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.

“He scrunched up his nose.”

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Meanings

verbscrunch up (third-person singular simple present scrunches up, present participle scrunching up, simple past and past participle scrunched up)

present singular third person scrunches up · participle present scrunching up · participle past scrunched up · past scrunched up

  1. informaltransitiveTo scrunch one's face or a part of one's face.

    He scrunched up his nose.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsit on one's heels

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squatcrouchscrunchhunkerhunker down
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sitsit down

verbmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic

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foldfold upturn up
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creasecrinklecrispcrouchhunkerhunker downrucklescrump upscrunchsquatwrinkle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сбръ́чквам, сбръ́чкам
  • сбръ́чквам (sbrắčkvam)to scrunch one's face or a part of one's face
  • сбръ́чкам (sbrắčkam)to scrunch one's face or a part of one's face
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APA

scrunch up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrunch%20up

MLA

“scrunch up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrunch%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrunch up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrunch%20up.

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