crunching
バリバリ
解説 Definition
crunching は crunch（バリバリかむ、ザクザク音を立てる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。硬いものをかむ音や、何かが砕けるような音を名詞的に表すときにも使われます。
Crunching is the action or sound of crushing, biting, or stepping on something hard or crisp. As a noun, it commonly refers to the repeated sharp, crackling noise produced by that action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
crunch に -ing を加えた形で、原形の綴りを変えず crunching となります。硬い物をかむ、乾いた葉を踏む、氷を砕くときの「バリバリ・ザクザク」という音と結び付けましょう。the crunching of leaves のように名詞として音を指し、be crunching なら動作の進行を表します。
Start with crunch, a word whose sound suggests something hard or crisp being crushed. Add -ing without changing the base spelling: crunch becomes crunching. Imagine someone eating chips, boots pressing into frozen ground, or feet stepping on dry leaves. In “the crunching of leaves,” the form acts as a noun naming the sound or action; in “someone is crunching chips,” it is part of a progressive verb. The repeated crisp noise distinguishes crunching from softer sounds such as rustling or ordinary chewing.
例文
The crunching of dry leaves was loud in the quiet park.
静かな公園では、乾いた葉を踏むバリバリという音が大きく聞こえました。
I heard crunching from the kitchen as my brother ate chips.
弟がポテトチップスを食べていて、台所からバリバリという音が聞こえました。
The crunching under her boots told us the path was frozen.
彼女のブーツの下で鳴るバリバリという音で、道が凍っているとわかりました。
crunching の類義語・関連語
crunching の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 cronchen（噛み砕く）に由来し、擬音語（オノマトペ）が起源。硬いものを噛んだり踏んだりする「バリバリ、ガリガリ」という音を模した語。関連語：crunch（砕く）、crunchy（カリカリした）。音そのものが語源となった直感的な単語。
Crunching is formed from crunch and -ing. Crunch is related to Middle English forms such as crunchen and cronchen, used for crushing or biting noisily. Its development was probably influenced by the sound it represents: the sharp noise of hard material being broken between teeth or under pressure. The related adjective crunchy describes food or material that makes this characteristic crisp sound when bitten or crushed.
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