scrunch up

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de comprimer, froisser ou chiffonner quelque chose pour lui donner une forme compacte, ou de contracter les traits du visage.

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.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Crush or squeezeinformal

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

   froisser, comprimer en chiffonnant

   • 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.

   Synonymescompresscrinklecrumplecrushmashpressrumplesquashsqueezewad

   Antonymesflattensmoothspread

2. Crumple or wrinkleinformal

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

   Froisser, chiffonner

   • 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.

   Synonymescreasecrumplecrushpuckerrumplescrew upwrinkle

   Antonymesflattenironsmooth

Verbe de basescrunch