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munch

1

[ muhnch ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.


verb (used without object)

  1. to chew steadily or vigorously, often audibly.

noun

  1. Informal. a snack.

verb phrase

  1. Slang. to snack especially extensively or frequently.

Munch

2

[ moongk ]

noun

  1. · [ed, -vah, r, d], 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.

üԳ

3

[ mynsh ]

noun

  1. Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.

munch

1

/ ʌԳʃ /

verb

  1. to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Munch

2

/ ʊŋ /

noun

  1. MunchEdvard18631944MNorwegianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: engraver 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲԳİ noun
  • ܲ·ܲԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of munch1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; of imitative origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of munch1

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch
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For now, the extent of living quarters is a handful of temporary trailers behind the bodega building, surrounded by a wall, acres of Texas plain and a few horses munching grass.

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The carnivorous sea stars munch on purple urchins and might even ward them off by making them fearful using chemical cues.

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While I do snack on them, it’s important to recognize that nuts are much more than just something to munch on.

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For many visitors, the cows — quiet herds of Devons, Guernseys and Jerseys happily munching on the flowing grasses — are just one more piece of the picturesque landscape.

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Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of animals that munch on them have grown up together, leave their traces even after hundreds and hundreds of millions of years.

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