crunch
verb [I or T] /krʌntʃ/Definition
› to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: She was crunching noisily on an apple. The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.Biting, chewing and swallowingEatingSounds made by objects, movement or impactSounds made by humans with their mouths
(Definition of crunch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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