crinch

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of crunch.

Alternative forms

• crinsh (Scotland)

Verb

crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

1. To grind the teeth, crunch

Noun

crinch (plural crinches)

1. A small bit, morsel

Etymology 2

From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /kɹɪnt͡ʃ/

Verb

crinch (third-person singular simple present crinches, present participle crinching, simple past and past participle crinched)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of cringe