craunching

/K R AO1 N CH IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    (transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.

noun
  1. 1

    (archaic) A grinding or crunching sound.

  2. 2

    (mining) A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.