munch
munch
Definition
munch (munc̸h)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to chew steadily, often with a crunching sound
- to eat with enjoyment
Etymology: ME monchen, prob. echoic alteration of mangen, to feast < OFr manger < L manducare: see manger
munch′er noun
Munch
Definition
Munch (mo̵oŋk)
Munch, Edvard (ed′värt′) 1863-1944; Norw. painter
munch
Synonyms
munch
v.
munch
Usage Examples
Object
- pill: Flashman Small character running around a small dark room munching pills, urm.
- sandwich: The seating areas are there to chill out at, whilst munching some sandwiches or treating yourself to an ice cream break.
- grass: We left pops tethered at the farm happily munching grass.
- food: Here, he chats while munching food just outside a quiet Indian restaurant in Soho.
- day: Degus like to munch all day long and so good quality hay should make up a high proportion of their diet.
- bag: Pack some healthy, tasty ' snack packs ' or munch bags!
Preposition: on
- sandwich: Whilst munching on a sandwich, out of the corner of my eye I noticed a coin partly hidden below a nearby rock.
- grass: Coco and Clipper spend their day's out in the garden munching on grass and anything else we can find to give them.
- hamburger: He is constantly to be seen munching on hamburgers, which he transports in his guitar case.
- carrot: Has someone you know been eating a lot of eggs recently or hopping from room to room whilst munching on a carrot?
- apple: We could not resist munching on the odd apple as we walked through the orchards.
Used with why or when
- when: Especially as sitting there munching away when an employe of Moto sits at the next table and produces his pack up!
Modifying Another Word
- happily: Clipper is still happily munching his way through the garden.
- away: A quick stir and he is happily munching away.
- still: Whilst a high-fat snack is over in seconds, you are still munching on an alternative carbo food.
- just: Or for you competetive types out there, just munch on one slice of garlic bread at a modest 150.
- there: Especially as sitting there munching away when an employe of Moto sits at the next table and produces his pack up!
- much: I have never seen so many people munch so much curry and eat surely a ton of cake - most amusing.
Followed by an intransitive particle
