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craunched

craunched is the simple past and past participle of craunch.

Meaning of craunch

Verb

craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
    • She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve-penny loaves.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag)

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Questions about craunched

What is craunched the simple past and past participle of?
Craunched is the simple past and past participle of craunch.

Words near craunched in the dictionary

  1. Craufurds
  2. Craughwell
  3. Craughwells
  4. Craun
  5. craunch
  6. craunched
  7. craunches
  8. craunching
  9. craunchingly
  10. Crauns
  11. cravache

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