munch

[muhnch]

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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.

Origin of munch

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

Related formsmunch·er, nounun·munched, adjective

Munch

[moo ngk]

noun

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

Münch

[mynsh]

noun

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

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Related Words for munch

crunch, scrunch, smash, soften, bite, reduce, chomp, grind, crush, champ, press, masticate, mash, ruminate

Examples from the Web for munch

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
Munch's $120 million painting went to New Yorker Leon Black.
American Billionaire Leon Black Is ‘The Scream’ Buyer
Blake Gopnik
July 12, 2012
I wrote about my final encounter with the Munch in today's Daily Beast.
Better than "The Scream"?
Blake Gopnik
May 3, 2012

Historical Examples of munch

Then she unrolled her own package of sandwiches, and proceeded to munch one.
The Wall Street Girl
Frederick Orin Bartlett
"He's a vegetarian," remarked the Tiger, as the horse began to munch the clover.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum
He came back to his seat and began to munch them very contentedly.
The River of Darkness
William Murray Graydon
He stopped to munch the last bit of corn-bread and drain his bowl to the bottom.
The Red Acorn
John McElroy
They were creeping about, and I could plainly hear them munch the apples.
When Life Was Young
C. A. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for munch

munch

verb

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

Derived Formsmuncher, noun

Word Origin for munch

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch

Munch

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

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