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

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

There’s saltwater in your hair, a healthy (faux) glow to your skin, and sand crunching between your toes. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 July 2026

The Warriors rookie responded with 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists and a number of bone-crunching collisions with his fellow 250-pounder. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Answer keys provide the solutions to exercises and problems, which saves you valuable time on crunching the numbers yourself. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

More than a year after the pulse-pounding season 3 finale, Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher is gearing up for his next exercise in bone-crunching justice. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Phrases Containing crunching

• number crunching