Translation for "zerknüllend" to english

Zerknüllend

verb

• scrunch up
• crush
• crumple up
• rumple

Translation examples

scrunch up verb

»Wer Vögel beobachtet, kennt die Daseinsfreude«, schwor Lewadskis Mutter, ihr leicht vergilbtes Taschentüchlein in der welkenden Hand zerknüllend.
“A person who observes birds knows the joy of living,” Levadski’s mother swore, scrunching up her slightly yellowed delicate handkerchief in her withered hand.