| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Die Blätter knirschen unter unseren Füßen. | The leaves crunch under our feet. |
| Müssen Sie so knirschen und knacken, Mr. Strange? | Must you crunch and crackle like that, Mr Strange? |
| Wenn du's knirschen hörst, hast du den Sender. | When it crunches, you're there. |
| Der Kies knirschte unter unseren Füßen. | The gravel crunched under our feet. |
| Er sagt: "Knirsch, knirsch" und "brr, brr". | It says, "Crunch, crunch, brr, brr." |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | knisteren | English | crunch |
| Estonian | krudisema,krõmpsutama | Finnish | ratustaa, rusahdella, ruskua |
| French | croquer, cruncher | Greek | κριτσανίζω, κροταλίζω, κρουσταλλιάζω, κρούω, κρύβομαι, κρυσταλλιάζω |
| Hungarian | ropog | Indonesian | mengerkah |
| Italian | sgranocchiare | Latvian | grauzt |
| Macedonian | крцне | Polish | schrupać |
| Russian | хрустеть, хрустнуть | Spanish | ronzar |
| Thai | กระทืบ | Turkish | çıtırdamak |
| Vietnamese | lào xào, lạo xạo |