Translations for „scrunch up“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . scrunch up VB trans

1. scrunch up (crush small):

to scrunch up ⇆ sth

etw zerknüllen [o. zusammenknüllen]

2. scrunch up (squeeze up):

to scrunch up one's face

das Gesicht verziehen

to scrunch up one's hair

die Haare zusammenbinden

to scrunch up one's shoulders

seine [o. die] Schultern einziehen

to scrunch oneself up

sich acc klein machen

II . scrunch up VB intr

scrunch up

zusammenrücken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scrunch up one's hair

die Haare zusammenbinden

to scrunch up one's shoulders

seine [o. die] Schultern einziehen

to scrunch up one's face

das Gesicht verziehen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Babies' faces scrunch up then light up when they finally hear the voice of a parent.

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When he strives for a high note, his eyes scrunch up and the cords in his neck jut out like jumper cables.

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Scrunch up any extra bits of pastry left in the pack to fill any gaps.

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Scrunch up the foil around it, leaving it loose.

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