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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
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Origin of munch

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

OTHER WORDS FROM munch

muncher, nounun·munched, adjective

Words nearby munch

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Definition for munch (2 of 3)

Munch
[ moongk ]
/ 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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Words related to munch

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

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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 of munch

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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