verb
- present participle of crunch; to crush or compress with a loud, breaking sound
noun
- the act or sound of crushing something with force
Usage: informal
Examples
- The gravel was cranching loudly under our feet as we walked up the driveway.
- She sat in the kitchen cranching on a handful of almonds.
- The sound of cranching leaves filled the autumn forest.
- He was cranching ice cubes between his teeth.
- The cranching of the snow beneath the skis echoed through the mountain valley.