munch

To munch is to chew something loudly.

(verb)

When you eat carrots and crunch them loudly between your teeth, this is an example of when you munch on carrots.

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See munch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to chew steadily, often with a crunching sound
  2. to eat with enjoyment

Origin: ME monchen, prob. echoic alteration of mangen, to feast < OFr manger < L manducare: see manger

Related Forms:

Munch, Edvard 1863-1944; Norw. painter

See munch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb munched, munch·ing, munch·es
verb, intransitive
  1. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.
  2. To eat with pleasure.
verb, transitive
To chew or eat (food) audibly or with pleasure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English monchen

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Related Forms:

  • munchˈer noun

Norwegian artist whose works include etchings, lithographs, and paintings, such as The Scream (1893) and Frieze of Life (1897).

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