Crunch v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crunched p. pr. & vb. n. Crunching.]
1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch.
And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter skull. --Byron.
2. To grind or press with violence and noise.
The ship crunched through the ice. --Kane.
3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise.
The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. --H. James.