craunching
craunching is the present participle and gerund of craunch.
Meaning of craunch
Verb
craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)
- 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)
Words formed from craunching
Questions about craunching
- What is craunching the present participle and gerund of?
- Craunching is the present participle and gerund of craunch.
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