craunch

[ krawnch, krahnch ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

craunch

/ krɔːntʃ /

Origin of craunch¹

First recorded in 1625–35; variant of cranch

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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