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

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Related Words for munching

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

Examples from the Web for munching

Contemporary Examples of munching

A silverback is munching contently and endlessly on foliage.
Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Nina Strochlic
April 28, 2014
I should hope the city's homeless people will be munching on some venison burgers for the foreseeable future.
The Deer Slaughter Starts Tonight
Michael Tomasky
March 28, 2013
We stood for two and a half hours munching on deli food and enjoying the open bar.
Obama's Fire Sale
Gail Sheehy
September 23, 2010
The Tea Partiers, munching on a decidedly non‑populist steak and shrimp dinner, were geared up.
Queen of the Tea Party
John Avlon
February 7, 2010
And lest we forget, it would be more than munching rice cakes and protein shakes in Chappaqua.
Bubba's Bogus Diplomacy
Reihan Salam
August 5, 2009

Historical Examples of munching

Cracking some nuts and munching them, the Governor began to take another tone.
The Manxman
Hall Caine
Champagne, munching biscuits, patent medicines, lying down as you are now.
Olive in Italy
Moray Dalton
All the horses were munching alfalfa and Dick was whistling in the cow-shed.
The Forbidden Trail
Honor Willsie
Nettie had seized a remnant of her father's toast, and was munching it hastily.
The Carpenter's Daughter
Anna Bartlett Warner
"Say, this is all right," declared Walt, munching a tongue sandwich.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt
Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

British Dictionary definitions for munching

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 munching

munch

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