verb (used with object)
1.
to crunch or make a crunching sound, as with the teeth.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of an artillery shell) to land and explode with a heavy, muffled sound.
3.
to make a crunching sound, as in walking over snow, or as snow when trodden on.
Origin:
1640–50; imitative
1640–50; imitative
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to thud or explode with a loud dull sound |
| 2. | (tr) to bombard with heavy shells |
| —n | |
| 3. | a crunching, thudding, or exploding noise |
| [C17: of imitative origin] | |
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