scrunt

1. noun /skɹʌnt/

a) A 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.

b) A beggar or destitute person.

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.

2. verb /skɹʌnt/

To beg or scrounge.

On the other hand in countries where people scrunt to live, the birth rate is high.