scrunch
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You cook them really quickly in a pan with butter and then scrunch them, which allows for the maple-soy butter to pool in all the little pockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
In signature Smith style, her light-wash jeans scrunch just above a pair of tan, heeled boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
My face would scrunch up and I’d shudder from the intense flavors, but I never cried.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
A good way to check if wrapping paper is recyclable, according to Wrap, is the "scrunch test".
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
I scrunch back out of the jeans and gaze at myself in the mirror, checking my body for more spots.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
When a visible star is tugged by the gravity of an unseen companion, the motion to and from Earth stretches and scrunches the light.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 17, 2022
It scrunches its cheeks, raises its eyebrows, and then grimaces and blinks.
From The Verge ● May 4, 2022
At times, he scrunches his eyes tight, extra tight, particularly when talking about tension or negativity.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2019
Her face scrunches up; the frame is filled with her joy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2019
Casting assistant girl goes, “Whoa, costume change,” smiling, amazingly, and then scrunches her face and says, “What’s up with your forehead?”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
The woman's Do Not Attempt Resuscitation document was also found scrunched up in a cupboard, the report added.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
His face scrunched as a breeze that smelled like vomit hit us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
JetBlue’s seats are indeed lie-flat and my feet didn’t feel scrunched in the footwell when fully stretched out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
When ISA President Fernando Aguerre informed Aguirre on Friday that she had qualified, her face scrunched up on camera as she started to cry.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
I scrunched the white paper down the straw, making a tight accordion.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
When Jimmy is passionately advocating for something and Kayla is in the same frame, she’s often gesticulating, scrunching up her face or emitting noises like “pffffft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Her habit of scrunching her nose effectively mocked masculine self-importance, and in not much more than a minute, she showed what she had spoken about earlier: how a classical art survives.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
She remembers her mom’s face scrunching up as if she was confused — then worried — about what her daughter might say next.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
At Y/Project, Glenn Marten continued to rework the classics – twisting a trench and scrunching its form with the aid of a wired hem.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2021
He takes it and smiles at me, scrunching up his nose.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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