Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scrunch
Participle: scrunched
Gerund: scrunching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scrunch |
| you | scrunch |
| he;she;it | scrunches |
| we | scrunch |
| you | scrunch |
| they | scrunch |
Perfect
| I | have scrunched |
| you | have scrunched |
| he;she;it | has scrunched |
| we | have scrunched |
| you | have scrunched |
| they | have scrunched |
Past
| I | scrunched |
| you | scrunched |
| he;she;it | scrunched |
| we | scrunched |
| you | scrunched |
| they | scrunched |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrunched |
| you | had scrunched |
| he;she;it | had scrunched |
| we | had scrunched |
| you | had scrunched |
| they | had scrunched |
Future
| I | will scrunch |
| you | will scrunch |
| he;she;it | will scrunch |
| we | will scrunch |
| you | will scrunch |
| they | will scrunch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scrunched |
| you | will have scrunched |
| he;she;it | will have scrunched |
| we | will have scrunched |
| you | will have scrunched |
| they | will have scrunched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scrunch |
| you | scrunch |
| he;she;it | scrunch |
| we | scrunch |
| you | scrunch |
| they | scrunch |
Perfect
| I | have scrunched |
| you | have scrunched |
| he;she;it | have scrunched |
| we | have scrunched |
| you | have scrunched |
| they | have scrunched |
Imperfect
| I | scrunched |
| you | scrunched |
| he;she;it | scrunched |
| we | scrunched |
| you | scrunched |
| they | scrunched |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrunched |
| you | had scrunched |
| he;she;it | had scrunched |
| we | had scrunched |
| you | had scrunched |
| they | had scrunched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scrunch |
| you | would scrunch |
| he;she;it | would scrunch |
| we | would scrunch |
| you | would scrunch |
| they | would scrunch |
Perfect
| I | would have scrunched |
| you | would have scrunched |
| he;she;it | would have scrunched |
| we | would have scrunched |
| you | would have scrunched |
| they | would have scrunched |
Imperative
| you | scrunch |
| we | Let's scrunch |
| you | scrunch |
Verbs conjugated like 'scrunch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scrunch'
crunch,
scranch,
scraunch,
brunch,
cranch,
craunch,
crinch,
crutch,
decrunch,
runch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to press or squeeze together; to make more dense
- astringe, compact, compactify, condense, densitize, mash, pack, press, smush, squash, squeeze, squish, squoosh, compress, thring, thrutch
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from the onomatopoeia of a crumpling sound; or perhaps a blend of squeeze + crunch.
Sample Sentences
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He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.
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[…] and the scrunching of ashes under our feet I have often observed to be disagreeable to many. [1793–1799, Robert Townson, Tracts and Observations in Natural History and Physiology, page 154:]
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Then I put them under my heel, and scrunched them up, every one. [1800, Walter Besant, James Rice, With Harp and Crown, page 828:]
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He scrunched his face at his wife's confounding request.