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crunching

crunching present participle of crunch (Verb) VerbCrush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound: …

crunchy

cruncháy /_kr_nCH_/Adjective Making a sharp noise when bitten or crushed and (of food) pleasantly crisp: “bake until the topping is crunchy”.

cry

1. to call loudly, 2. to weep, 3. verb for the sound of a trumpet (in the poem “Lepanto” by G. K. …

cuckcoo

cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird.

cuckoo

cuckáoo /_ko_oko_o/ NounA medium-sized long-tailed bird, typically with a gray or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their …

curlew

any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related …

currawong

bird species name, see pied currawong

croaked

croaked past participle, past tense of croak (Verb) Verb(of a frog) Make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

croaker

Common name for Sciaenidae, a family of fish. Also called drums or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. …