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verb · transitive

scranch

scranch · scranches · scranched · scranching

To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling soundTo grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.

More definitions

make a crushing noise

Origin

Compare Dutch schransen (“to eat greedily”), German schranzen. Compare crunch, scrunch.

Compare Dutch schransen (“to eat greedily”), German schranzen. Compare crunch, scrunch.

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Forms

scranches, scranching, scranched, scranched

Base form	scranch · to scranch
3rd person singular	scranches
Present participle	scranching
Past simple	scranched
Past participle	scranched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	scranch
he, she, it	scranches

Past simpleLesson

all persons

scranched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have scranched
he, she, it	has scranched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will scranch

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

make a crushing noise:crunch scraunch crackle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

scraggly scrambleB2 scrap scrapbook

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