crunchier; crunchiest
: making a crunching sound when chewed or pressed
crunchy lettuce
crunchily adverb
crunchiness noun

Examples of crunchy in a Sentence

These cookies are very crunchy.
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Bird flu, be damned, Americans want their crunchy chicken. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Customers will get the chance to add Pop Tart pieces to a strawberry swirl, crunchy toffee pieces to caramel, or Oreo pieces to brownie batter. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025 The combo of pistachio cream, rich chocolate, fresh strawberries, and crunchy kataifi is next-level delicious. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Spring onions, garlic and ginger, the building block for the sauces and aromatics that give Asian dishes their amazing flavor, are key components of this recipe that also includes a couple generous handfuls of crunchy, bright-green snow peas. Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crunchy

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crunchy was in 1913

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“Crunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crunchy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

crunchy

adjective
crunchier; crunchiest
: making a crunching sound (as when bitten or chewed)

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