crunch — to crush or grind something noisily between the teeth or under the feet
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to crush or grind something noisily between the teeth or under the feet
Pronunciation (IPA): /krʌntʃ/
Example Sentences
- The leaves crunched under my feet as I walked through the park.
- We're in a real crunch - the report is due tomorrow!
- My diet failed when I heard the chocolate bar crunch.
crunch
VERB[/krʌntʃ/]
to crush or grind something noisily between the teeth or under the feet
a person takes a big spoonful of crispy cereal and bites down hard with their mouth open. The cereal pieces visibly break apart between their teeth making obvious crushing motions. Small cereal fragments scatter slightly as the pieces get ground up noisily. The person's jaw muscles show the effort of the crushing action. A family member nearby looks over at the loud eating sounds. Another person at the table pauses their own breakfast to notice the noisy chewing. crushing and grinding something noisily between the teeth
Crunch through lunch while a bunch gathers around!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Crunch emerged in the 16th century as an onomatopoeia, directly imitating the sound produced when something is crushed or chewed. The word derives from imitative language, capturing the sharp, crackling noise associated with biting into hard or crisp foods.
Breakdown
Pure onomatopoeia with no morphological components; the word itself is the imitation of a crushing or crunching sound, with the /kr/ and /tʃ/ sounds reinforcing the percussive nature of the action being described.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The leaves crunched under my feet as I walked through the park.”
“We're in a real crunch - the report is due tomorrow!”
“My diet failed when I heard the chocolate bar crunch.”
“He loves to crunch numbers more than crunch potato chips.”
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