munch
verb (used with object)
to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
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1 American
[muhnch]
/ mʌntʃ /
verb (used with object)
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munches,
present (3rd person singular)
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munched,
past participle, past
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munching
present participle
verb (used without object)
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munches,
present (3rd person singular)
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munched,
past participle, past
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munching
present participle
noun
verb phrase
Munch
2
American
[moongk]
/ mʊŋk /
noun
Münch
3
American
[my nsh]
/ münʃ /
noun
Munch
1
British
/ mʊŋk /
noun
munch
2
British
/ mʌntʃ /
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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munchsimple
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munchessimple
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have munchedperfect
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has munchedperfect
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am munchingprogressive
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are munchingprogressive
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is munchingprogressive
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have been munchingperfect progressive
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has been munchingperfect progressive
Past
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munchedsimple
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had munchedperfect
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was munchingprogressive
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were munchingprogressive
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had been munchingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of munch
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; of imitative origin
Explanation
To munch is to eat something in a loud and enthusiastic way. If you can't stand listening to your brother munch his toast in the morning, you might decide to take your breakfast to go. When you eat something steadily, especially if it's something crunchy, you munch. You might munch on carrot sticks for a snack and then munch a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. You can also take a munch, or a bite, out of something. Munch is an imitative word, its sound echoing the actual sound of munching, but it may also have a connection to the Old French mangier, "to bite or chew."
Example Sentences
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Part of the scarab family, the beetle has an apt name: they munch on soft-skinned fruits such as figs and grapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
James Bond creator Ian Fleming has a character munch on a Gentleman’s Relish sandwich in his book “For Your Eyes Only.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
"It then reappeared at six in the morning to have a wander and its breakfast with a munch on some dog food and bird seed," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
For a couple of weeks all it does is munch and grow.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
In 2012, Black paid $120 million for one of his favorite pieces, an Edvard Munch pastel of “The Scream,” which he sees as the opening salvo in the art world’s Modernist movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Future exhibitions at London's Tate and Oslo's Munch Museum were in development.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ms Munch disagrees with the expropriation plans because they include the centre of the village, encompassing the residents' homes and shared businesses including a restaurant, hotel, bakery, butchers and a dairy.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Munch tells the long story of his deathless existence, a sentence he’s living out because he believes forgiveness is impossible.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
And when Canton lifted his head up, Mr. Munch could see that he'd been crying.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Past investigations would need to be revisited, Münch said.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
The nanofibrils used -- small, needle-like structures -- are based on the EF-C peptide, which was first described in 2013 by Professor Jan Münch from Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
"Increasing the local concentration and isolating viruses from samples are critical to increasing the sensitivity of diagnosing viral infections," says Professor Münch.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
“Even conservative voters tend to approve of Mr. Scholz,” said Ursula Münch, the director of the Academy for Political Education in Tützing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
One of the best national tragedies was written by Münch Bellinghausen.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta
She concluded that ZIP7 must be acting somewhere before the proteasome munches up the misfolded protein.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
As she munches on the tea-shop snacks of mooncakes, chestnuts and dried mango, she explains that she wants more than a provincial life.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
She munches on an apple and silently watches videos on her phone, settling in for a commute that will last more than an hour.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
In one adorable moment, he munches on a carrot tied around his neck.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
One of them flicks its ear casually as it munches on the grass.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
At around 1 p.m., a line extended out the door and into the plaza, where many people sipped on the chain’s famous $21 “strawberry glaze” smoothies and munched on $18 prepackaged Thai tofu salads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
During her dream bridal shower, Williams and her friends munched on Asian food before partaking in a lip-synch battle.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
The foursome bonded over a frigid river plunge on a canyoneering excursion and munched on homemade “bliss balls,” a snack made from oats, honey and dates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Tucked into schoolchildren’s lunches by the millions and munched by lawyers and professional athletes, Uncrustables generated approximately $920 million in sales in the company’s most recent fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Gladys munched as slowly and deliberately as a cow, her huge black eyes fixed on me, her lips curled into a slight smile.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
While sipping on his coffee and munching on extra crispy bacon and blueberry pancakes Sunday morning, Baker sat at the Otesaga Resort where the Hall of Famers stay during induction weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
On Wednesday morning, Sovereignty was standing upright in his stall munching on hay and showed no obvious discomfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
In a demo, “What ate my grass?” showed rabbits munching in the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
I stared out the window at the open fields and munching cows zipping past us in the fading light.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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