Past tense of crunch
regular verb
The past tense of crunch is crunched. The past participle is also crunched.
Forms of crunch
| Base form (V1) | crunch /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | crunched /kɹʌnt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | crunched /kɹʌnt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | crunching /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | crunches /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃɪz/ |
Crunched in a sentence
- Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.
- Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
- His feet crunched on the chuckies and as he walked, he took out his wallet, again counting the money.2013, Grace Banks, Sheena Blackhall, Aberdeenshire Folk Tales, The History Press, →ISBN. From the entry chucky
- This year, credit crunched recessionistas are more likely topics of conversation, according to the people at Collins dictionaries at least.2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian. From the entry recessionista
- But one that's crunched in tight Becomes a scenic blight.1972, Approach - Volume 17, Issue 7. From the entry fudd
Meaning of crunch
- verb To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
- verb To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
- verb To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
Questions about the past tense of crunch
- What is the past tense of crunch?
- The past tense of crunch is crunched.
- What is the past participle of crunch?
- The past participle of crunch is crunched.
- Is crunch a regular or irregular verb?
- Crunch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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