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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. mumpsimus,
  2. mumsy,
  3. mumu,
  4. mun,
  5. mun.,
  6. munch, edvard,
  7. munchausen,
  8. munchausen syndrome,
  9. munchausen syndrome by proxy,
  10. munchausen's syndrome

Origin of munch

1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative
Related formsmunch·er, nounun·munched, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for munching (1 of 2)

munch

/ (mʌntʃ) /

verb

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

Word Origin for munch

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch

British Dictionary definitions for munching (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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Word Origin and History for munching

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper