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crunching

SayKRUN-ching/ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/

Noun pluralcrunchings

2 meanings of crunching

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of crunch. Use this -ing form when the crunching is happening right now.

    The kids are crunching on apples in the back seat.

    I love crunching dry leaves under my boots in the fall.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The sharp, hard sound made when something is crushed or bitten.

    Like the sound dry leaves make when you step on them.

    A loud crunching came from the bowl as he ate his cereal.

    We heard a crunching when the car drove over the dry leaves.

    Similargrinding, crackling, scrunching

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crunching is a form of crunch

crunch, verb: To crush food or another hard thing, making a loud cracking sound. Full entry

Forms
crunchcrunches he/she/itcrunching -ing formcrunched past tense, past participle
Spelling
crunch → crunching: add -ing

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