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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Try using pumpkin seeds as a crunchy topping for salads, roasting them with anti-inflammatory spices, or turning them into a creamy, nutritious seed butter. Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Oct. 2025 They’re filled with gooey peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and crunchy walnuts, mixed together in a deliciously chewy oat batter. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025 The Caramel Pecan Topped Bon has layers of decadent caramel frosting and crunchy pecans on top of the Classic Roll, while the Caramel Pecan Center of the Roll hides the festive flavor inside. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 It is piled like a crunchy cloud atop fresh Cretan mizithra cheese and a mix of sheep and goat graviera, a hard yellow cheese from the Peloponnese, and drizzled with local honey syrup. Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

crunchy

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

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