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

Skip the potato chips and give your guests something extra flavorful to munch on. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Behind them, older families and preppy Capitol Hill couples who probably came for the Fête De La Musique aspect of the block party sat munching on crepes and quiche. — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Gone are the days of munching on popcorn from a basic paper tub. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Flemings, who played one year for Houston before the draft, was spotted walking around the Barclays Center munching on Swedish Fish after his selection. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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)

ˈmᵫnch 

ˈmu̇nch

Charles 1891–1968 Alsatian-born conductor

Munch

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

ˈmu̇ŋk 

Edvard 1863–1944 Norwegian painter