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

From the cornfield to my left came sounds of movement—short crunching noises. — Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026

Why, then, with so much at stake in November, would one of Pelosi‘s last acts before retirement be mucking about in the elbow-throwing, bone-crunching race between the two San Francisco Democrats vying to succeed her in January? — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Thus, qubits offer an exponential approach to crunching large amounts of data, which could help tackle problems that even the fastest supercomputers of today will take decades to solve. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

With so few ancient samples of dodo DNA surviving—and that which does exist having degraded over the centuries—the analytic and number-crunching power of AI is just what’s needed to fill in the genetic blanks. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

From the sounds of it, those are tough terms for the numbers-crunching Ellison to honor. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

During its five-season run, there were plenty of crunching tackles, perfect spirals and last-second touchdowns by the Dillon Panthers. — Saul Austerlitz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Plus, its eye-saver mode and flicker-free technology help reduce strain during long hours of crunching data. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Hardly blinding by any means, crunching math slower than a grade school student on a hot Friday afternoon. — Mike McRae 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing crunching

• number crunching