munch

[ muhnch ]

/ mʌntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.

verb (used without object)

to chew steadily or vigorously, often audibly.

noun

Informal. a snack.

Verb Phrases

munch out, Slang. to snack especially extensively or frequently.

Nearby words

mumpsimus, mumsy, mumu, mun, mun., munch, munch, edvard, munchausen, munchausen syndrome, munchausen syndrome by proxy, munchausen's syndrome

Origin of munch

1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative

Related formsmunch·er, nounun·munched, adjective

Definition for munch (2 of 3)

Munch

[ moo ngk ]

/ mʊŋk /

noun

Ed·vard

[ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/, 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.

Definition for munch (3 of 3)

Münch

[ mynsh ]

/ münʃ /

noun

Charles,1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.

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Examples from the Web for munch

For better or worse, jazz is turning into the music you hear when you drink coffee and munch on a donut or bagel.
Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love|Ted Gioia|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In it, Munch attached his head to the body of a female; the symbolic meaning, that he no longer required a woman in his life.
The Original Selfies|William O’Connor|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Munch painted three other versions of “The Scream,” all now in museums in Oslo.
American Billionaire Leon Black Is ‘The Scream’ Buyer|Blake Gopnik|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I wrote about my final encounter with the Munch in today's Daily Beast.
Better than "The Scream"?|Blake Gopnik|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The Hilton ballroom overflowed with some 3,800 guests who paid $175 each to munch on fruit and muffins.
Praying With Obama and My Prison Pastor|Judith Miller|February 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The third is probably inert; otherwise it would be a convenient medicine, as anybody, in case of need, might munch cinders.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
He took it promptly, and proceeded to crack and munch it in regular parrot fashion.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877|Various
It comes to that, for you have to be writing while you munch it.
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
Not that Munch disdains good craftsmanship, but he is obsessed by character; this is the key-note of his art.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
The Munch brothers built a store and made other improvements.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom

British Dictionary definitions for munch (1 of 2)

munch

/ (mʌntʃ) /

verb

to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise

Derived Formsmuncher, noun

Word Origin for munch

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch

British Dictionary definitions for munch (2 of 2)

Munch

/ (mʊŋk) /

noun

Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke

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Word Origin and History for munch

munch

late 14c., mocchen, imitative (cf. crunch), or perhaps from Old French mangier "to eat, bite," from Latin manducare "to chew." Related: Munched; munching.

munch

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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Munch

noun

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Münch

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Munch

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