Crumps

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A series of small, sharp noises made by something breaking or crumbling
2. The act of producing a crunching noise while chewing or breaking food
3. A colloquial term for small, compressed particles often found in snacks or desserts

Etymology: The sound-word "crumps" belongs to a family of imitative English words built around the rough, crisp sounds of breaking things. Its closest relatives are "crunch," "crumble," and "crumb," which all share the same cluster of sounds and senses. Dictionaries generally treat it as onomatopoeic, meaning the word was shaped to sound like the noise it names, though exactly when this particular sense took hold is uncertain. Its noun and verb forms developed from the same root, so the verb describes making the noise and the noun names the noise itself.