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noun

crunching

KRUHNT-shihng
noun
1
The crackling noise made when something is crushed or chewed.
"The crunching of dry leaves under their feet was the only sound in the forest."

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In plain EnglishThe sound something makes as it is crunched, like footsteps on gravel or biting into crisps.

Word Forms

crunchings plural

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