"scrunches" in the noun sense
1. scrunch
a crunching noise
"scrunches" in the verb sense
1. crump, thud, scrunch
make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
2. squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down
sit on one's heels
"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
"The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
3. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in `crisp' is archaic
"The dress got wrinkled"
"crease the paper like this to make a crane"
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