craunch

One day, a few weeks later, I stopped before a store window in a crowd to examine some pictures, satisfied my curiosity, and in stepping back to go away, put the heel of my number ten on a lady's foot with that peculiar "craunch" that you know hurts.

Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers John A. Hill

Said the whelp, ‘Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.’

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Seeing him draw nigh, burying his broad wheels in the oppressed soil — I, the prostrate votary — felt beforehand the annihilating craunch.

Villette 2003

There was no door to the place to knock at or open, but the craunch of a foot was heard on the coal outside, and a girl came in, moist and shivering.

Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various

Now they craunch it, and crowd snuffling along through the corn-hills!

Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee

As they stood there, Mr. B — — 's garden door, just round the corner, was heard to open and slam, and craunch, craunch, came his stately pace upon the gravel.

Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

Indeed, not a sound was to be heard, except the creak and craunch of the dry snow under our feet.

Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker 1871

Some crocodile or hippopotamus crawling through the rushes might craunch the babe.

The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony 1867

But you are not to craunch up a Frenchman; remember that!

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864

Said the whelp, 'Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.'

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855