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verb
To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make a crushing noise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: crunch, scraunch, crackle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make noise, resound, noise
Narrower terms: crump, thud, scrunch
History
Compare Dutch schransen (“to eat greedily”), German schranzen. Compare crunch, scrunch.
