craunch

crush with the teeth

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Close view of adult biting crisp apple with small breaking fragment, noisy crush with teeth.

verb / noun

crunch

KRUNCH/krˈʌntʃ/

Crushing with a hard crackling sound.

Etymology

crunchEnglishcrush with the teeth

Craunch meant crushing with the teeth and was probably imitative of the sound. Crunch extended that noisy crushing action beyond chewing to other forms of pressure.

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