scrunch up

• Deutsches Verb, das das Zusammendrücken, Zerknittern oder Verkleinern von etwas zu einer kompakten Form bezeichnet, auch das Zusammenkneifen oder Runzeln von Gesichtszügen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of crushing, squeezing, or wrinkling something into a compact shape, or to contract one's facial features.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Crush or squeezeinformal

   To press or squeeze something into a smaller, wrinkled, or compact shape.

   Zusammenknüllen

   • She scrunched up the paper and threw it in the bin.
   • He scrunched up his face in confusion.
   • The child scrunched up the wrapper and tossed it away.

   Synonymecompresscrinklecrumplecrushmashpressrumplesquashsqueezewad

   Antonymeflattensmoothspread

2. Crumple or wrinkleinformal

   To cause something to become wrinkled or creased, especially fabric or paper.

   Zerknittern

   • Don't scrunch up your shirt; hang it properly.
   • She scrunched up the napkin after the meal.
   • The letter was scrunched up in his pocket.

   Synonymecreasecrumplecrushpuckerrumplescrew upwrinkle

   Antonymeflattenironsmooth

Grundverbscrunch