scrooched
/skruːtʃt/
verb
- Past tense of scrooch: crouched, squeezed, or huddled into a smaller space.
- He scrooched down behind the wall to avoid being seen.
- She scrooched into the tiny closet to grab the suitcase.
- The children scrooched together on the bench to share a blanket.
Synonyms
adjective
- In a crouched or squeezed position; huddled closely.
- The scroocched posture made it hard to breathe.
- They sat scrooched on the floor because there weren't enough chairs.
- The scrooched figure in the corner turned out to be a sleeping cat.