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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]