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Rarecrunches
The correct spelling is crunches.
How to pronounce crunches
noun
IPA: /ˈkɹʌntʃɪz/
Say it like: Cru-nch-es
The correct spelling is crunches. A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. For example: "When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."
Usage Examples
“When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery.”
“Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.”
“That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
- 2.A critical moment or event.
- 3.A problem that leads to a crisis.
- 4.(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
- 5.The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
verb
- 1.To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
- 2.To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
- 3.To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
- 4.To grind or press with violence and noise.
- 5.To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
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