graunch

British

/ ɡrɔːntʃ /

verb

(tr) to crush or destroy
to kiss and cuddle (someone) passionately

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Etymology

Origin of graunch

C19: from English dialect word, of imitative origin

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere Mr. Jones describes “the spiff of excess air” from a pressure valve, “the horrible graunch of the car door” and “the prip prip prip of postage stamps parting from their perforations.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Nothing was heard but an occasional graunch, graunch, as he devoured the end of his pen.

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