munch
[muhnch]
- to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
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- to chew steadily or vigorously, often audibly.
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- Informal. a snack.
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- munch out, Slang. to snack especially extensively or frequently.
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Origin of munch
1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative
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munch
- to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise
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Word Origin
C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch
Munch
- 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 muncher
munch
v.
late 14c., mocchen, imitative (cf. crunch), or perhaps from Old French mangier "to eat, bite," from Latin manducare "to chew." Related: Munched; munching.
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