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(krnch), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Crunched (krncht); 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. Crunch v. t.To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit. スポンサード リンク
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