What is "scranch"

Scranch \Scranch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scranched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. Crunch, Scrunch.] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

vb. (context transitive English) To grind with the tooth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.

v. make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: crunch, scraunch, crackle]