crinch

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of crunch.

Alternative forms

Verb

crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

  1. To grind the teeth, crunch

Noun

crinch (plural crinches)

  1. A small bit, morsel

Etymology 2

From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe.

Pronunciation

Verb

crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of cringe.
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