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How to pronounce scrunched

Say it like SKRUHNCHT. Scrunched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skrʌntʃt/SKRUHNCHT
UK British/skrʌntʃt/SKRUHNCHT
  • SKRUHNCHT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scrunched pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SKRUHNCHTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.

American vs British pronunciation of scrunched

American and British speakers say scrunched in essentially the same way: /skrʌntʃt/ in the US and /skrʌntʃt/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKRUHNCHT.

What does scrunched mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of scrunch How to pronounce scrunch

Questions about saying scrunched

How do you pronounce scrunched?

Say SKRUHNCHT. The American pronunciation is /skrʌntʃt/. In British English it is /skrʌntʃt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in scrunched?

Scrunched is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKRUHNCHT.

Do Americans and Brits say scrunched the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /skrʌntʃt/ and the British form is /skrʌntʃt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).