as in chewed
to crush or grind with the teeth
people who crunch on hard candies during movies really annoy me
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chewed
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The Broncos defense played with their food, chewed it up and spit it out in Week 1 against the Titans.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025 -
The leaves will be skeletonized or defoliated, or the needles of conifers will be chewed down to the branches.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Crunched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunched%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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