The Clue
Chewed noisily (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CRUNCHED
Tags
Notes
The answer CRUNCHED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CRUNCH as a verb:
1. (crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle) = make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
2. (crunch, cranch, craunch, grind) = press or grind with a crunching noise
3. (crunch, munch) = chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
4. (grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute) = reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
CRUNCHED as an adjective:
1. reduced to small pieces; "crunched nuts"