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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

mumps virus vaccine, mumpsimus, mumsy, mumu, mun., munch, munchausen, munchausen syndrome, munchausen syndrome by proxy, munchausen's syndrome, munchausen's syndrome by proxy

Origin of munch

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

Related forms

munch·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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British Dictionary definitions for munch (1 of 2)

munch

/ (mʌntʃ) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

muncher, 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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