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crunching

 

[ หˆkrสŒntสƒษชล‹ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

sound

The action or sound of something being crushed or chewed loudly.

Synonyms

chewing, crushing, grinding

Examples of usage

  • The crunching of leaves underfoot.
  • She heard the crunching of gravel as the car pulled up the driveway.
Context #2 | Verb

numbers

To process a large amount of data or numbers in a short period of time.

Synonyms

analyze, compute, process

Examples of usage

  • The computer is crunching the numbers to generate the report.
  • We have been crunching data all day to find the trend.

Translations

Translations of the word "crunching" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น mastigar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅเคฐเค•เฅเคฐเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช knuspern

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengunyah

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั…ั€ัƒะผั‚ั–ั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ chrupaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ซใƒชใ‚ซใƒช้ฃŸในใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท croquer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ crujir

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงฤฑtฤฑrdamak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฐ”์‚ญ๋ฐ”์‚ญ ์”น๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ุถู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ chroupat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ chrรบmaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅšผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ hrustati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ krunka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะฐา“ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒ แƒแƒ›แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ xฤฑrรงฤฑldamaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ crujir

Etymology

The word 'crunching' originated from the Middle English word 'crunchen', which meant to crush or grind. Over time, it evolved to also include the action of processing large amounts of data or numbers quickly. The usage of 'crunching' in the context of numbers became popular in the 20th century with the rise of computer technology and data analysis.

See also: crunch, cruncher, crunchiness, crunchy.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #24,765, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.