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

The former finance worker wrapped up his own aerospace career back in 2017, winding down from a three-decade career of crunching financial figures. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Šmits never looked overmatched in Milan, with his crunching open-ice hit on Team USA captain Auston Matthews serving as a highlight. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Greenspan was renowned for his formidable data-crunching capabilities, sharp reading of market psychology, and subtle, often elusive communication style. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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

Phrases Containing crunching

• number crunching