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Make a crushing noise
Answer for the clue "Make a crushing noise ", 7 letters:
scrunch
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB up ▪ I woke stiff and cold, feeling as though I had been scrunched up like a paper bag. ▪ They scrunch up their faces, peering into the haze. ▪ I recognised my own handwriting and the way I would scrunch up a calendar ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump , thud ] sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat , crouch , scrunch ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scrunch \Scrunch\, v. t. & v. i. [Cf. Scranch , Crunch .] To scranch; to crunch. --Dickens.
Usage examples of scrunch.
The scrunched left-side front had been hammered out, I saw, but respraying lay in the future.
There Jerome hung, skinny, sunken-chested, as white as a saltine, his face scrunched up and one hand clutching his nuts.
His little hands were clenched into fists, his face scrunched up, bottom lip jutting out because of his fat lip or some dreamt injury.
He scrunched deeper into the covers, pulled the second pillow over his forehead, hoping the added warmth would send him back to sleep.
He scrunched deeper into the sleeping bag, pulled the flap over his forehead for added warmth.
He knew he wore that scrunched look on his face that automatically happened when he was confused.
Her forehead scrunched as she looked over at him, and he watched her mouth begin to open.
Torie looked up at her brother and scrunched her face in embarrassment.
Jerking upright, he scrunched himself deeper into the shadows beneath the fruit tree.
Terent stood there, his ruddy face scrunched and squinting inside its mail coif.
Tael and Doma, and the others just sort of scrunched in as best they could.
His face was scrunched, head tilted as if concentrating on hearing something.
We scrunched down as Trent came around and stood before his fish tank.
The man smelled like wood chips, and I scrunched back, bracing my-self in the comer.
Eyes scrunched from my too strong perfume, he stuck out his left hand instead of the usual right, seeing as we were both unable to use them.