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

The film’s shark dispatches his victims with purpose, munching on some body parts while leaving a head or arm as a warning to any who dare swim in his waters. —Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 20 June 2025

In a recent TikTok video, Daisy and Sergeant can be seen lying together on the porch, grooming one another's fur, munching on the grass and even playing around in the snow. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

Ponies munched grass on the side of the road, and white storks nested atop farmhouses. —Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025

Mia is sleeping downstairs, and Leo is munching on the cuff of my sweater. —Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 11 June 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