(transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

(archaic) A grinding or crunching sound. / (mining) A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of craunch

present participle of craunch

simple past tense and past participle of craunch

Archaic form of crunchingly.