scrunch

IPA: skrˈʌntʃ

(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
(with object "one's face") To contract the muscles of one's face so as to draw their facial features together, out of pain, discomfort, uncertainty, etc.
Alternative form of scranch [(transitive) To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.]

Examples of "scrunch" in Sentences

I make a funny face and scrunch my nose when this sort thing goes on.
a lovely "scrunch" sound when you squash a clove with the flat blade of a knife or chop it up.
"When you wear flip-flops, you kind of scrunch your toes to keep the flip-flop on your foot," Shroyer says.
I reckon you can refer to a staggered crunch as a 'scrunch', but what's the term for a semi-muffled scrunch?
Aspinall obeyed, and next moment was writhing under the "scrunch" which the president in his humour bestowed upon it.
It just goes to show, Williams said, that "if you dream really big dreams . . . and you just kind of scrunch up your eyes and work real hard and try to dream real hard, your dreams might just come true."
Put some gel, or mouse or cream in. (rub it on your hands and scrunch your hair upwards from the ends) Look for something that is called scrunch gel, or curl definition, etc. (if you are on a budget I STRONGLY recommend Garnier.