munch

verb

ˈmənch 

munched; munching; munches

transitive verb

: to eat with a chewing action

many a mouthful is munched in private

—Washington Irving

also : to snack on

drank coffee and munched homemade cookies

—Lady Bird Johnson

intransitive verb

: to eat or chew something

also : snack

—usually used with on

muncher noun

Examples of munch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But is midnight munching bad for your overall health? —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

And while most guests usually opt to wear something not-so-restricting while munching on wings, Gaga had other ideas. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025

Howl, an illusive magic-user, takes over the cooking from Sophie, placing bacon in the pan and feeding egg shells to Calcifer, who happily munches away on the detritus. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024

Just over the hill and down the road, motorists filled up at the QuikTrip, kids munched on fries at Chick-fil-A, shoppers pushed carts down the aisles at Walmart. —Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English monchen, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for munch

• brunch
• bunch
• chinch
• crunch
• hunch
• lunch
• punch
• keypunch

Kids Definition

munch

verb

ˈmənch 

: to eat with a chewing action

also : to snack on

munched popcorn and watched a movie

muncher noun

Biographical Definition

Munch 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

ˈmu̇nch  ˈmᵫnch 

Charles 1891–1968 Alsatian-born conductor

Munch

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

ˈmu̇ŋk 

Edvard 1863–1944 Norwegian painter