scrunch
verb (MAKE SMALL) /skrʌntʃ/Definition
› [I or T, + adv/prep] to make something or yourself smaller to fit into a small space: The cat was hiding, scrunched up under the sofa.Not holding the body uprightRecliningMaking things more or less smooth or straight › [I or T, usually + adv/prep] to make your face or part of your face into a tight shape in order to show an emotion, or to go into a tight shape that expresses an emotion: He was red with anger and his face was all scrunched up.Grimacing and frowning
(Definition of scrunch verb (MAKE SMALL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cloud over phrasal verb (FACE)
- curl verb
- face noun (HEAD)
- frown verb
- furrow verb
- furrowed adjective
- glower verb
- grimace verb
- if looks could kill... idiom
- pout verb
- purse verb
- raise your eyebrows idiom
- roll verb (MOVE)
- roll your eyes idiom
- sb's face falls idiom
- scowl verb
- sneer noun
- wince verb
- withering adjective
- wrinkle verb
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