To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound. / To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. / A critical moment or event. / A problem that leads to a crisis.

present participle of crunch

A crunch noise.

simple past tense and past participle of crunch

plural of crunch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crunch

plural of crunching

(slang) A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast. / (basketball) The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.

(idiomatic) To figure; to do the math.