crunch
verb (used with object)
to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
had been crunching
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past perfect progressiveof crunch.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Her eyes welled up behind Ray-Bans as she scooped up a handful of ripe, sweet nuts that had been crunching underfoot on the walk over.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
But the fact that in the interval George Sand had been crunching the soul of Chopin formed an estoppel on the memory of all the soft sentiment that had gone before.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard
