Crunch (krŭnch), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Crunched (krŭncht); p. pr. & vb. n.Crunching.] [Prob. of imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E. scrunch.] 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.