as in to consume
to eat (something) especially in a noisy way
We munched popcorn during the movie. cattle munching grass
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Recent Examples of munch
Be mindful that cicadas may have been munching on plants with harmful pesticides or other chemicals that may not be good for you.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But the big attraction is Inti, a docile baby alpaca who sits next to the artisan, contentedly munching on leaves.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The camera briefly pans away to showcase another camel happily munching on the snacks when suddenly Slaton begins screaming, and a quick pan reveals that another camel is chomping on her upper arm.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The herd is working near the Vista Hermosa Sports Park and will munch non-native plants and dead brush across 10 acres of open space and canyons.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But the big attraction is Inti, a docile baby alpaca who sits next to the artisan, contentedly munching on leaves.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The camera briefly pans away to showcase another camel happily munching on the snacks when suddenly Slaton begins screaming, and a quick pan reveals that another camel is chomping on her upper arm.
—EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The herd is working near the Vista Hermosa Sports Park and will munch non-native plants and dead brush across 10 acres of open space and canyons.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for munch
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Endless arguments could consume tons of precious computing cycles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Recipes for everything from ceviche mixto with popcorn (!) to flan to sweet plantains are sure to delight, and the book’s chatty, convivial tone is likely to linger in your mind long after the meal has been consumed and the dreaded dinner dishes are done.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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This moment sticks in the mind, the intimacy of a family in which a present for the mother becomes a treat for the child, whose chewed and discarded food is finished by the father.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Plenty to chew through for you there, but that’s not all from the Deadline team at SXSW London this week.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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Other responses ranged from snacking on construction materials to being physically repulsed by a customer's name at work.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The flames that licked through the football fields and tennis courts at Pali High devoured touchstones of an iconic campus—featured in films like Carrie and Freaky Friday.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Besides, Angela already got her lick back from Porsha’s comments about Charles by instigating the already precarious relationship between Porsha and her bestie and bringing Drew the news that Porsha filmed with Dennis.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Get the scoop on the coolest new treats in the ice cream aisle Our testers screamed for ice cream while tasting the PEOPLE Food Awards 2025.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Cooking a balanced, multi-component dinner on a weeknight is no easy feat, so the idea of coming home to a fridge full of prepared meals that taste good and require just a short trip to the microwave seems pretty ideal.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2025
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The instant, ardent determination with which Anna devours Joseph’s letters and begins her affair with Oliver is the crux both of the story and of its form.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Slugs can devour seedlings overnight, eat the petals off flowers, and leave ugly holes in ripening fruits and vegetables.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2025
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“Munch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munch. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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