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crunchingly

crunchingly

6.8
In a way that makes a loud crisp sound when chewed or crushed
  • adverb
  • /ˈkrʌnʧɪŋli/
translation icon : crujientemente
  • The apple was bitten into crunchingly.

Examples

  • The snow packed crunchingly under their boots as they walked through the forest.

  • She munched crunchingly on the fresh celery during her lunch break.

  • He ate the carrot crunchingly, making everyone in the room turn their heads.

  • He chewed the chips crunchingly during the movie.

  • The potato chips crunched crunchingly under my teeth, filling the silence with their satisfying sound.

  • He bit into the apple, and it crunched crunchingly as juice sprayed across his face.

  • As she walked on the frost-covered leaves, they crunched crunchingly beneath her boots.

Synonyms

noisily
vscrunchingly
13 1.0

In a loud, often unpleasant way

is a specific sharp sound made when something is chewed or crushed
grindingly
vscrunchingly
7.3

In a harsh, scraping way that sounds like metal rubbing together

is a short crisp loud sound produced when chewed or crushed

Antonyms

quietly
517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

silently
129 1.2

In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking

How Crunchy

loudly
172 1.0
crunchingly
6.8
softly
95 1.0
quietly
517 1.0

Surface Forms

crunchingly positive

Morphology

crunchingly = crunching (transparent) = crunch + ing + ly

The adverb is clearly derived from the verb 'crunching' with the addition of the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Crunchingly comes from the sound word crunch, which copies the sharp noise you hear when you bite or crush something and is the same root as crunchy. So, crunchingly describes doing something with that loud, crisp sound.