as in crisped
having a hard texture and making a loud sound when chewed or crushed; not soft or mushy
crunchy vegetables crunchy snow These cookies are very crunchy.
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Recent Examples of crunchy
Vegetarian diners will find lush Mediterranean richness in wood-oven roasted eggplant spiced with tomato harissa, feta and crunchy chickpeas, served with homemade pita.
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
A little sweet or a little salty, these crunchy bites play nicely with a creamy cold dip.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
Despite my best efforts, these ferns would just dry up and drop about a million crunchy brown leaves a day all over my floor.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025
This crunchy, shredded phyllo is then blended with pistachio cream or paste and a hint of tahini, which combine to create the lime green color.
—Shindy Chen
july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
A little sweet or a little salty, these crunchy bites play nicely with a creamy cold dip.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
Despite my best efforts, these ferns would just dry up and drop about a million crunchy brown leaves a day all over my floor.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025
This crunchy, shredded phyllo is then blended with pistachio cream or paste and a hint of tahini, which combine to create the lime green color.
—Shindy Chen
july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for crunchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunchy
Adjective
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Offering 10×42 magnification with multi-coated lenses, these Smithsonian binoculars deliver crisp views of distant bird activity.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The forecast also calls for more bottoms made with shirting weight fabrics like crisp cotton poplin and plain weaves.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Serve this one-dish dinner with a loaf of crusty French bread for dipping.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Offer up a loaf of crusty bread to finish off the plate.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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“Crunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunchy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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