- present participle of crunch.
crunching
Example Sentences
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His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
It was a happy debut for Toulon wing Drean, who started the match making two crunching tackles and finished it with a try.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
It may only be number crunching, but the love algorithm tells us that there are many viable partners, not just The One.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
And then I heard the springs in Rondell’s bed crunching as he rolled his big ass over.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
