1. making a crushing sound by chewing or stepping on something hard
Usage: present participle of crunch
2. processing large amounts of data or numbers
Usage: informal; computing

1. the act or sound of crushing something

1. making a crisp crushing sound when bitten or chewed

Examples

• She was crunching on potato chips during the movie.
• The snow was crunching under our boots as we walked.
• The computer is crunching the sales data overnight.
• I heard the crunching of leaves behind me.
• He loves crunching cereal for breakfast.
• The team is crunching numbers for the quarterly report.
• The crunching sound of gravel announced the car’s arrival.