craunch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of craunch
First recorded in 1625–35; variant of cranch
Example Sentences
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My moccasins made no noise until I stepped on the gravel; but, at the craunch of the pebbles, the lady looked around and then came hastily towards me across the grass.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Seeing him draw nigh, burying his broad wheels in the oppressed soil—I, the prostrate votary—felt beforehand the annihilating craunch.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
"To craunch the marmoset" and "To fatten the foot" may terminate the list, and are incontestably more idiotic, although scarcely so idiomatic as "Croquer le marmot" and "Graisser lapatte."
From English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest by Fonseca, José da
Buz, buz, buz: bum, bum, bum: wheeze, wheeze, wheeze: feu, feu, feu: tinky, tinky, tinky: craunch.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
But you are not to craunch up a Frenchman; remember that!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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