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
Which makes me scrunch my nose back at her.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
He seems unafraid to be a little silly and puffs out his cheeks or scrunches up his face to entertain the babies.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
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
She sprays it 16 times with disinfectant and scrunches it up into a tight ball that she seals with a plastic tie.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
She touches my shoulder and scrunches her eyes like we’re sharing good news together.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
His face scrunched as a breeze that smelled like vomit hit us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Through playing around I landed on my recipe for scrunched mochi crêpes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
You can put a chimney draught excluder inside any unused fireplaces, or make your own by filling a black bag with scrunched up paper.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Jane Freeman, 55, a retired flight attendant and undeclared voter in Exeter, scrunched her forehead and let out a sigh when asked about Mr. DeSantis’s endorsement of Mr. Trump.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Imani’s face is scrunched so tight I can’t see her eyes.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
“And,” she said, scrunching her nose and smiling widely, “I’m excited to go to the Emmys for the first time!”
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
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
But when a midwife placed the baby in her arms — the tiny girl scrunching her face up and yawning — Hiyam knew that she had to protect her.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2019
Anywhere we mention a skillet or pan, it was large enough to provide a wide margin around the strips of bacon, such that its shape wouldn’t have contributed to any scrunching.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2019
She answers it, scrunching her face at me apologetically, and mouthing, work.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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