

intransitive verb To chew with force and noise to craunch.noun The act of crunching the act of penetrating, forcing a passage through, or pressing against anything with a crushing noise.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.To act or proceed with a sound of crushing or crackling produce a noise as from crunching anything.To crush with the teeth chew with violence and noise: as, to crunch a biscuit hence, to crush or grind violently and audibly in any other way.noun A period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit.

noun A critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources.noun A modified sit-up having a smaller range of motion that reduces back strain and strengthens the abdominal muscles.intransitive verb To produce or emit a crushing sound.intransitive verb To move with a crushing sound.intransitive verb To chew noisily with a crackling sound.intransitive verb Slang To perform operations on manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).intransitive verb To crush, grind, or tread noisily.intransitive verb To chew with a noisy crackling sound.Send us feedback about these examples.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crunch.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 25 Feb. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2023 However, automakers were first to feel the supply crunch. Pamela Wright,, 6 July 2023 His warning comes as Hollywood unions and guilds tackle thorny issues like artificial intelligence and streaming residuals in crunch talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023 Following that was a medley of cucumber varieties with halloumi cheese, tomato, and sunflower crunch. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 10 July 2023 Once inside, Hayek Pinault performed a number of exercise moves, including dancing, crunches and leg kicks. Natalie Rizzo, Redbook, 11 July 2023 Their mild flavor and satisfying crunch make for a great cooling snack during the sweltering summer months. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023 This simple vegan potato salad features a tangy vinaigrette and quick pickled red onions for a flavorful crunch. Guylaine Saint Juste, Fortune, 14 July 2023 Its texture paired great with the crumble of the graham pieces and crunch of the sprinkles.

Noun Meanwhile, the accountant pipeline crunch is getting worse–and the number of Black accountants hasn’t grown. applications are trained and run on GPUs, a kind of computer chip that is designed to crunch data using parallel processing at high speeds. John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 June 2023 The majority of the world’s A.I. Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, A lot of numbers have to be crunched for your GPS to work. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, Why Trust Travel + Leisure For this story, commerce writer Theresa Holland combed through our tester insights, researched each brand, checked warranties and return policies, and crunched the numbers on buying luggage sets versus individual pieces. Discovery, Netflix saw their salaries soar to $1.43 billion in the middle of the pandemic. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 3 June 2023 The Times crunched the numbers for 2021, which show that the heads of Warner Bros. al, 13 June 2023 Another female bust is crunched sideways in the bottom vitrine, along with assorted detritus. Time, 14 June 2023 Stacker crunched the numbers to find the best beach towns in Alabama.

Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2023 Predictive policing tools, which crunch data to forecast who will commit crimes, is also out. Verb After crunching the data, the scientists concluded that the planet lacked the most common planetary gases: carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen.
