Synonyms of crunching

crunching

verb

present participle of crunch

as in scraping

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

I could hear the bicycle gears crunch as I shifted the derailleur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scraping
• gritting
• scratching
• grinding
• creaking
• gnashing
• groaning
• grating
• scrunching
• whining
• moaning
• clashing
• colliding
• jarring
• rasping
• jangling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crunching

When crunching the numbers economy-wide, the researchers found little to no difference in relative overall employment between the jobs judged most and least affected by AI on these metrics. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

At the January couture shows in Paris, the look was epitomized by Lauren Sánchez Bezos and her devotion to an hourglass silhouette and toe-crunching heels. — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Farms bring to mind the smell of hay, the sound of gravel crunching underfoot, horses snorting, grass swaying in the rolling fields, and the vast expanse of the star-studded sky. — Jeffrey Dungan, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Many researchers crunching the numbers have found there’s no connection between immigration and crime. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

There’s 5-year-old Ara, who has diabetes (a fact the film focuses on with a touch of heavy-handed irony), but is a numbers-crunching dynamo who does Pilates. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

The situation — buy, sell or both — left Harris crunching the numbers and testing his gut. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The North Carolina residents made the purchase in 2023 after crunching the numbers. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026

By crunching massive amounts of data in a short time, AI can help identify and strike enemy targets. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

Phrases Containing crunching

• number crunching