accartocciare — meaning in English

English meaning

• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
• scrunch verb To press and fold something tightly into a smaller shape.

Senses

accartocciare is used for these senses in English:

• roll (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
• scrunch (transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

roll — full definition

1. verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
2. verb To form something into a cylindrical or spherical shape by turning it over on itself.
3. verb To begin or set something in motion, especially filming or an event.
4. noun A small individually baked piece of bread.
5. noun A cylindrical bundle of something rolled up.

scrunch — full definition

1. verb To press and fold something tightly into a smaller shape.
2. verb To tighten your face muscles, screwing up your features, because of pain or doubt.

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