A scene from The Lion King has the character Zazu having his whole body squashed. If a character shortens in its length then it needs to widen in its width.
Mushu's eye's and mouth have exaggerated features. Morphed into larger more pronounced shapes to emphasize his strife.
In this scene from Treasure Planet, Silver's arm moves in a very pronounced arch while delivering a line.
Gaston's form is deformed into an exaggerated shape to express his shock during the scene.