crunch C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes Also spelled cronched and cronching US /krʌntʃ/ UK /krʌntʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure When the crunch came, the team rallied to meet the deadline. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to crush noisily with the... munchchompgrindscrunchcrushgnash Word family Derived forms crunchycruncher Related forms craunchscrunch Etymology AI details An imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle. crunch onomatopoeic View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crunch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /krʌntʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /krʌntʃ/ ## Meanings 1. to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure ## Examples - When the crunch came, the team rallied to meet the deadline. ## Synonyms - munch - chomp - grind - scrunch - crush - gnash ## Derived Forms - crunchy - cruncher ## Related Forms - craunch - scrunch ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crunch ## Etymology An imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle. ## AI Etymology Crunch is an imitative, onomatopoeic word (an alteration of earlier 'craunch') echoing the sound of crushing something brittle. The etymological trail includes onomatopoeic crunch. As a verb, crunch means to crush noisily with the teeth, or a critical moment of pressure. The same family is visible in derived forms such as crunchy and cruncher and related forms such as craunch and scrunch. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown