scrunch 
/ˈskrʌntʃ/ verb
scrunch·es; scrunched; scrunch·ing /ˈskrʌntʃ/ verb 1 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to make your body lower or shorter by bending your legs, making your back bend forward, lowering your head, etc.
▪ I scrunched down in the chair. ▪ I spent the night scrunched (up) in the back of the car. 2 [+ obj] : to tighten the muscles of (your face or nose) — usually + up ▪ She scrunched up her face/nose. 3 [+ obj] a : to put (several or many people or things) in a space that is too small — usually used as (be) scrunched ▪ The restaurant's tables are all scrunched together.
b : to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth
▪ I scrunched the fabric in my hand. — often + up ▪ He scrunched [=crumpled] up the paper and threw it away. 4 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to make the loud sound of something being crushed
▪ The snow was scrunching [=(more commonly) crunching] under our feet.
▪ I scrunched down in the chair. ▪ I spent the night scrunched (up) in the back of the car.
b : to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth
▪ I scrunched the fabric in my hand. — often + up ▪ He scrunched [=crumpled] up the paper and threw it away.
▪ The snow was scrunching [=(more commonly) crunching] under our feet.
