Definition of "scrunt" in inglés

noun

1. An abrupt, high-pitched sound.

   • Just as they were in the roughest part of the mountains, there was a wild shriek of the whistle, a sudden scrunt of the air-brakes, and the train, with an abruptness that was just short of an accident, stopped.
   • But Jess would not budge, and all of a sudden I sees a white flash in the dark, and hears a rattle of harness, and a scrunt in the shafts as Jess shook her head clear of the blow.

noun

1. A beggar or destitute person.

verb

1. To beg or scrounge.

   • Four out of every five women are forced to stay at home or scrunt for a meagre existence.