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craunch

[ krawnch, krahnch ]

verb (used with or without object)



craunch

/ krɔːntʃ /

verb

  1. a dialect word for crunch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcraunchable, adjective
  • ˈcraunchiness, noun
  • ˈcraunchy, adjective
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Other Words From

  • craunching·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of craunch1

First recorded in 1625–35; variant of cranch
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Example Sentences

Some crocodile or hippopotamus crawling through the rushes might craunch the babe.

T was a very beautiful picture, although it is not on record that Mr. Craunch was a handsome man.

After a year, Craunch came up from the country to see how his ward was getting along.

This remark proved to Craunch that Warmell was a discerning person and they were very soon on intimate terms of friendship.

Mr. Craunch gave Mr. Warmell orders to paint pictures of the Craunch family.

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