Etymology

crinch

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Middle English crenchen
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crinch · verb, noun1

Alteration of crunch.

crinch · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromcrenchen
  2. English todaycrinch

From Middle English crenchen, a variant of crengen (“to bend haughtily, condescend”). More at cringe.

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