munched; munching; munches
: to eat with a chewing action
many a mouthful is munched in private—
Washington Irving
Washington Irving
also
: to snack on
drank coffee and munched homemade cookies —Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
: to eat or chew something
muncher
noun
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Black swallowtail caterpillars will happily munch on the ferny foliage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Trees like Texas ebony and mesquite that have thorns to protect them from munching animals and long roots to tap moisture deep within the earth.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
While the cow munches on treats, the Astronaut monitors her milk output, collecting data on 32 parameters, including indicators of the quality of the milk and the health of the cow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
These communities exploded during the pandemic, as people stuck at home turned to reels of the animals munching on bamboo.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Trees like Texas ebony and mesquite that have thorns to protect them from munching animals and long roots to tap moisture deep within the earth.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
While the cow munches on treats, the Astronaut monitors her milk output, collecting data on 32 parameters, including indicators of the quality of the milk and the health of the cow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
These communities exploded during the pandemic, as people stuck at home turned to reels of the animals munching on bamboo.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for munch
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“Munch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/munch. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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munch
verb
: to eat with a chewing action
also
: to snack on
munched popcorn and watched a movie
muncher
noun
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