browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about crunching
crunching |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crunch \Crunch\ (kr[u^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crunched} (kr[u^]ncht); p. pr & vb n. {Crunching}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; or cf D. schransen to eat heartily, or E. scrunch.] 1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch. And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter skull. --Byron. 2. To grind or press with violence and noise. The ship crunched through the ice. --Kane. 3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise. The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. --H. James.
more about crunching
This work is licensed under a
