crunch
pronunciation
How to pronounce crunch in British English:
UK [krʌntʃ]
How to pronounce crunch in American English:
US [krʌntʃ]
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- Noun:
- the sound of something crunching
- a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- the act of crushing
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- Verb:
- make crunching noises
- press or grind with a crunching noise
- chew noisily
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
Word Origin
- crunch (v.)
- 1814, from craunch (1630s), probably of imitative origin. Related: Crunched; crunching. The noun is 1836, from the verb; the sense of "critical moment" was popularized 1939 by Winston Churchill, who had used it in his 1938 biography of Marlborough.
Example
- 1. The credit crunch almost plunged the world into depression .
- 2. China 's corporate cash crunch is going to hurt .
- 3. The credit crunch does not help .
- 4. The global credit crunch was universally painful .
- 5. Is this crunch time for the credit crunch ?