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Added 8 October 2026

crunch

/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crunch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The sound of something crunching.
he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
A critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources).
an end-of-the year crunch
The act of crushing.

verb

Make a crushing noise.
his shoes were crunching on the gravel
Press or grind with a crushing noise.
Chew noisily.
The children crunched the celery sticks

Origin

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

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