crunch

Definition

To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

Etymology

From earlier craunch, cranch, of imitative origin.

Example Sentences

• "When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
• "And their white tusks crunch'd o'er the whiter skull,"
• "Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked."