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
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
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."
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"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
Nearby, a desert tortoise had emerged from its burrow to munch on some grass — a rare sight that elicited a whoop of joy from Wilcox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Some visitors at Ueno Zoological Gardens were left teary-eyed as they watched Japan's only two pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao munch on bamboo.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Ringo follows with, “Meanwhile, high in the Swiss Alps, two elderly Scotchmen munch on a rare cheese.”
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The sensation returned so powerfully that he began wishing he could munch on a gerbil himself.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Future exhibitions at London's Tate and Oslo's Munch Museum were in development.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Munch, a friendly, purple-ish hairball of a creature, was once the anchor of Chuck E. Cheese’s Make Believe Band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Dorothee Munch was born in 1977 in Colonia Dignidad.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
"Mr. Munch, why you telling me all this?"
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Past investigations would need to be revisited, Münch said.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 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
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
“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
Mr Sunak keeps going on tea, with the bag left in to make it industrial strength, and munches on cake - lemon drizzle the favourite.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
She concluded that ZIP7 must be acting somewhere before the proteasome munches up the misfolded protein.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
And at one point she grabs an Oreo out of a jar in the kitchen and munches on it while speaking.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
Talking to Wall now as he munches away at his postgame meal, it’s clear the past few years have humbled him but not dimmed his ultrahigh self-confidence.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
She doesn't even try rescuing books that Chandar munches on.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
At the NBA Finals earlier this month, he munched on pizza and french fries and drank Diet Coke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
People munched on cheese cubes and cheesecake bites or fanned themselves in the shade, watching on big screen televisions as the old guard said their goodbyes inside the council chambers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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
Warbeak scowled fiercely, but she munched the nut readily.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Come prepared for a mix of retro live-action, animated and puppetry snippets while munching on churros or popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some people's gardens have also been affected by deer munching their flora.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
In announcing Gramma’s death, the zoo posted video of her munching on vegetarian meals — romaine lettuce and cactus fruit were particular favorites — and meandering around her habitat and lazily plodding through a pond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 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
Lyra went on sucking and munching at her toast, unaware of anything wrong.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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