graunch
/ (ɡrɔːntʃ) /
verb
(tr) NZ to crush or destroy
Southern African to kiss and cuddle (someone) passionately
Nearby words
gratulant, gratulate, gratulation, graubünden, grauer's gorilla, graunch, graupel, graustark, grav, gravadlax, gravamen
Word Origin for graunch
C19: from English dialect word, of imitative origin
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Examples from the Web for graunch
Nothing was heard but an occasional graunch, graunch, as he devoured the end of his pen.