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Definition of Scrunches
1. scrunch [v] - See also: scrunch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrunches
Literary usage of Scrunches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... takes it and scrunches it up, and stamps upon it; is going up R with Tubal,
when the Doctor's words stop them. ..."
2. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"... deed of gift—Sage advice about the will—" scrunches and 0000 '' —Dr. McGeary to
the rescue—The prisoner's subtle tactics— Getting back the property. ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"And those glorious days and still more glorious nights, when the snow "scrunches"
underfoot with the squeaky, comforting sound that says it 's much too cold ..."
4. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"Well, that 's all very fine. Yet a good bouncing Surplus would make a variety.
I could dream of a Budget that BOB LOWE bewilders, And scrunches up GLADSTONE ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1862)
"... a person <ff strong mind and habits of decided action, he "scrunches" him
forthwith under his heel upon the gravel walk. If he be rather tender-hearted, ..."
6. I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers by Cris Tovani (2000)
"One day, he scrunches up his forehead, raises his hand, and says, "Mrs. Tovani,
all last year I wrote down my background knowledge and experiences all over ..."
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