crunched
past simple and past participle ofcrunch
crunch
verb[IorT]
uk/krʌntʃ/us/krʌntʃ/tocrushhardfoodloudlybetween theteeth, or to make asoundas if something is beingcrushedorbroken:
She was crunchingnoisilyonanapple.
Thegravelcrunchedunderfootas wewalkedup to thehouse.
Compare
munchverb
to chew food
- chewMake sure you chew your food thoroughly.
- biteShe bit into the apple.
- nibbleShe nibbled on peanuts while waiting for her dinner to cook.
- munchHe munched popcorn throughout the whole film.
- crunchShe was crunching on an apple.
- chompHe was chomping a chocolate bar.
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bit
- bite
- biter
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- non-biting
- peck
- peck atsomething
- rumination
- suck
- unbitten
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Idiom
crunch (the) numbers
Examplesofcrunched
crunched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is a case of a couple ofcrunchedmudguards and a lot of outraged feelings.
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A grotesque looking automaton that looked like several steel sheets had beencrunchedtogether to form a humanoid appearance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The computercrunchednumbers, not words, until writers saw it as the next writing machine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nothingcrunchedor wiggling in the test.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amiga supported packed orcrunched(meaning lightly or heavily compressed) executables, which were common in the age of floppy disks, when disk space and memory conservation was critical.
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