craunch

American  

[krawnch, krahnch] / krɔntʃ, krɑntʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

1. crunch.

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craunch British  

/ krɔːntʃ /

verb

1. a dialect word for crunch

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Other Word Forms

• craunchable adjective
• craunchiness noun
• craunchingly adverb
• craunchy adjective

Etymology

Origin of craunch

First recorded in 1625–35; variant of cranch

Example Sentences

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)

As they stood there, Mr. B——'s garden door, just round the corner, was heard to open and slam, and craunch, craunch, came his stately pace upon the gravel.

From Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Now they craunch it, and crowd snuffling along through the corn-hills!

From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Lee, Day Kellogg

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

Strange to say—strange, yet true, and owning many parallels in life's experience—that anticipatory craunch proved all—yes—nearly all the torture.

From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte