different between scrunchie vs scrunch

English

Alternative forms

• scrunchy

Etymology

scrunch +? -ie

Noun

scrunchie (plural scrunchies)

1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.

   Synonym: gogo

   • 2012, Linda Howard, To Die For: Number 1 in series, Hachette UK (?ISBN)

     When he had it all caught in one hand, he said, “What do I put around it?” “A scrunchie.” “A whatie?” “Scrunchie. Don't tell me you don't have a scrunchie.” “I don't even know what the hell a scrunchie is.” “It's what you use to hold up ponytails. Duh.”

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Further reading

• scrunchie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• crunchies

English

Etymology

Attested since about 1800. Probably an intensive form of crunch; ultimately derived from the onomatopoeia of a crumpling sound; or perhaps a blend of squeeze +? crunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??nt?/
• Rhymes: -?nt?

Verb

scrunch (third-person singular simple present scrunches, present participle scrunching, simple past and past participle scrunched)

1. (transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

   He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.

   • 1793–1799, Robert Townson, Tracts and Observations in Natural History and Physiology, page 154:

     […] and the scrunching of ashes under our feet I have often observed to be disagreeable to many.

   • 1800, Walter Besant, James Rice, With Harp and Crown, page 828:

     Then I put them under my heel, and scrunched them up, every one.

   1. (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.

      He scrunched his face at his wife's request.

2. Alternative form of scranch

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See also

• scrunchie
• scrunch up

Noun

scrunch (plural scrunches)

1. A crunching noise.

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Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scrunch”, in Online Etymology Dictionary