crunch
verb (used with object)
to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
have been crunching
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present perfect progressiveof crunch.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Over the past two years, some of the world's top economists have been crunching the numbers on the most efficient way to spend that $75 billion, roughly the sum total of global foreign aid budgets.
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