Crunchy

/ˈkrʌntʃi/

adjective

Something that makes a sharp sound when you bite or crush it.

She likes to add crunchy nuts to her salad.

Often appears as...

crunchy vegetables
crunchy texture

adjective

Having a strong interest in and respect for nature, environmentalism, clean and non-polluting consumption.

He is kind of crunchy, shopping only organic and sustainable products.

Often appears as...

crunchy lifestyle
crunchy community

Usage tips

Informal, Approving

Colloquial

adjective

Something that makes a sharp sound when you bite or crush it.

She likes to add crunchy nuts to her salad.

Often appears as...

crunchy vegetables
crunchy texture

adjective

Having a strong interest in and respect for nature, environmentalism, clean and non-polluting consumption.

He is kind of crunchy, shopping only organic and sustainable products.

Often appears as...

crunchy lifestyle
crunchy community

Usage tips

Informal, Approving

Colloquial

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Pro Tip 1/3

Sensory Experience

Use 'crunchy' to describe foods that make a satisfying noise when eaten. It's about texture and sound.

I love the crunchy crust of freshly baked bread.

Pro Tip 2/3

Positive Connotation

'Crunchy' often implies freshness and quality in foods like fruits and vegetables.

These apple slices are perfectly crunchy and juicy.

Pro Tip 3/3

Compare Textures

Use 'crunchy' when contrasting with soft or chewy food textures to emphasize differences.

I prefer crunchy cookies over the chewy ones.

Pro Tip 1/3

Sensory Experience

Use 'crunchy' to describe foods that make a satisfying noise when eaten. It's about texture and sound.

I love the crunchy crust of freshly baked bread.

Pro Tip 2/3

Positive Connotation

'Crunchy' often implies freshness and quality in foods like fruits and vegetables.

These apple slices are perfectly crunchy and juicy.

Pro Tip 3/3

Compare Textures

Use 'crunchy' when contrasting with soft or chewy food textures to emphasize differences.

I prefer crunchy cookies over the chewy ones.

Pro Tip 1/3

Sensory Experience

Use 'crunchy' to describe foods that make a satisfying noise when eaten. It's about texture and sound.

I love the crunchy crust of freshly baked bread.

Pro Tip 2/3

Positive Connotation

'Crunchy' often implies freshness and quality in foods like fruits and vegetables.

These apple slices are perfectly crunchy and juicy.

Pro Tip 3/3

Compare Textures

Use 'crunchy' when contrasting with soft or chewy food textures to emphasize differences.

I prefer crunchy cookies over the chewy ones.

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Scorpion's Worst...

available meerkats will also dine on anything they can overpower beetles spiders even lizards and small rodents but for a meerkat nothing beats the crunchy goodness of a freshly killed scorpion and who can argue although well a little ketchup might help

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How changing your story...

I need help with my wife. Lately, everything I do irritates her, even small things, like the noise I make when I chew. At breakfast, I noticed that she even tries to secretly put extra milk in my granola so it won't be as crunchy."

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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...

hello gorgeous we are in infrared folks that's why it's looking quite green well that's infrared now oh she's stalking mum don't want to get my head in the shot silver crunchy right down

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Seven Superpowered...

up first we have the epaulette shark these precious little sharks are one of my personal favorites they live in coastal environments and eat lots of crunchy benthic or bottom-dwelling

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Meerkat Mischief PIPE...

spiders even lizards and small rodents but for a meerkat nothing beats the crunchy goodness of a freshly killed scorpion and who can argue although well a little ketchup might help

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Turns Out, Caterpillar...

nomads have showed me so far has really helped me out so awfully crunchy caterpillar fungus is believed to improve the body's ability to deliver oxygen to the vital organs

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Mars Gets Ready for Its...

those crunchy noises they are the sounds recorded by a microphone aboard perseverance picking up the whir of the rover's thermal system as it hurtles through deep space

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How sugar affects the...

Picture warm, gooey cookies, crunchy candies, velvety cakes, waffle cones piled high with ice cream. Is your mouth watering? Are you craving dessert? Why?

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Training Critical...

if we have three vitalizes it's simple all we simply do we plant one crunchy one plant day one run there take different amounts similar amounts of

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Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...

I'm sure you've been here the crunchy

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Scorpion's Worst...

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How changing your story...

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...

hello gorgeous we are in infrared folks that's why it's looking quite green well that's infrared now oh she's stalking mum don't want to get my head in the shot silver crunchy right down

Video examples

Seven Superpowered...

up first we have the epaulette shark these precious little sharks are one of my personal favorites they live in coastal environments and eat lots of crunchy benthic or bottom-dwelling

Video examples

Meerkat Mischief PIPE...

spiders even lizards and small rodents but for a meerkat nothing beats the crunchy goodness of a freshly killed scorpion and who can argue although well a little ketchup might help

Video examples

Turns Out, Caterpillar...

nomads have showed me so far has really helped me out so awfully crunchy caterpillar fungus is believed to improve the body's ability to deliver oxygen to the vital organs

Video examples

Mars Gets Ready for Its...

those crunchy noises they are the sounds recorded by a microphone aboard perseverance picking up the whir of the rover's thermal system as it hurtles through deep space

Video examples

How sugar affects the...

Picture warm, gooey cookies, crunchy candies, velvety cakes, waffle cones piled high with ice cream. Is your mouth watering? Are you craving dessert? Why?

Video examples

Training Critical...

if we have three vitalizes it's simple all we simply do we plant one crunchy one plant day one run there take different amounts similar amounts of

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...

I'm sure you've been here the crunchy

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Quote examples

Ghostface Killah

American Musician

I love cheese, and I love onions, pickles, and crunchy things. That's as far as I go with having things crunchy on my burger. I wouldn't go as far as having carrots on my burger. I'll just keep it simple with pickles and cucumbers and some raw onions.

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Shaun King

American Writer

I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In a dream world, the bread is super soft, like the Wonder Bread of my childhood, and the sandwich will have crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam, and a cup of cold milk to go with it.

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Janet Fitch

American Author

You start realizing that good prose is crunchy. There's texture in your mouth as you say it. You realize bad writing, bland writing, has no texture, no taste, no corners in your mouth. I'm a great believer in reading aloud.

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Alex Honnold

American Athlete

I love red bell peppers. Bell peppers in general, really. I like to eat them like apples. They're so crunchy and delicious.

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Marcus Samuelsson

Ethiopian Chef

I love using rice as a flour; I'll grind roasted rice and dip fish in that. It gives a beautiful, crunchy texture.

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Maria Shriver

American Journalist

I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.

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Tom Douglas

American Chef

I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams.

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Yotam Ottolenghi

Israeli Chef

Panko are the elite of the breadcrumb world because they stay so crunchy and light.

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Finneas

American Musician

We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.

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Lisa Ling

American Journalist

I like crunchy things like Baked Lays.

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Ghostface Killah

American Musician

I love cheese, and I love onions, pickles, and crunchy things. That's as far as I go with having things crunchy on my burger. I wouldn't go as far as having carrots on my burger. I'll just keep it simple with pickles and cucumbers and some raw onions.

Quote examples

Shaun King

American Writer

I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In a dream world, the bread is super soft, like the Wonder Bread of my childhood, and the sandwich will have crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam, and a cup of cold milk to go with it.

Quote examples

Janet Fitch

American Author

You start realizing that good prose is crunchy. There's texture in your mouth as you say it. You realize bad writing, bland writing, has no texture, no taste, no corners in your mouth. I'm a great believer in reading aloud.

Quote examples

Alex Honnold

American Athlete

I love red bell peppers. Bell peppers in general, really. I like to eat them like apples. They're so crunchy and delicious.

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Marcus Samuelsson

Ethiopian Chef

I love using rice as a flour; I'll grind roasted rice and dip fish in that. It gives a beautiful, crunchy texture.

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Maria Shriver

American Journalist

I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.

Quote examples

Tom Douglas

American Chef

I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams.

Quote examples

Yotam Ottolenghi

Israeli Chef

Panko are the elite of the breadcrumb world because they stay so crunchy and light.

Quote examples

Finneas

American Musician

We were a very crunchy, sort of hippie-dippy family.

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Lisa Ling

American Journalist

I like crunchy things like Baked Lays.

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