scrooch

intransitive verb

ˈskrüch also -u̇-

-ed/-ing/-es

: crouch, huddle

—often used with down

scrooched down in the seat and tried to hide

—H. E. Giles

she scrooched down in under all the covers

—Richard Bissell

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

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