graunch
Britishverb
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(tr) to crush or destroy
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to kiss and cuddle (someone) passionately
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 ● Dec. 4, 2025
Nothing was heard but an occasional graunch, graunch, as he devoured the end of his pen.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
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