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scranch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scranch
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

scranches (present, singular) scranching (participle, present) scranched (participle, past) scranched (past) scraunch (alternative)

Synonyms

crunch scraunch crackle

Questions

What does scranch mean?
To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to crunch.
Where does scranch come from?
Compare Dutch schransen (“to eat greedily”), German schranzen. Compare crunch, scrunch.

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