verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch. archaic, transitive
2. 2
   make a crushing noise wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

belchblareblatbrayburrbuzz

Etymology

Compare Dutch schransen (“to eat greedily”), German schranzen. Compare crunch, scrunch.

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