crinch
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of crunch.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)
Noun[edit]
crinch (plural crinches)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kɹɪnt͡ʃ/
Verb[edit]
crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)