as in chewing
to eat (something) especially in a noisy way
We munched popcorn during the movie. cattle munching grass
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Recent Examples of munching
Flemings, who played one year for Houston before the draft, was spotted walking around the Barclays Center munching on Swedish Fish after his selection.
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Julie Mazziotta,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The horses were all quietly munching hay or lying down in their roomy stalls.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Dig your toes in the sand while sipping a mai tai and munching on the restaurant’s famous Bimini Bread with Aruba Glaze and whipped honey butter.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.
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Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
Later, he's seen munching some carrots.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Snacking can be a mindless affair, like munching on a bag of crispy, salty chips while streaming a favorite series or devouring chocolate chip cookies on the run—treats that appease momentary cravings but leave you wanting more.
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Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
Huge amounts of rain lead to vegetation growth, scattering seeds that attract leaf-munching rodents.
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Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
While a caterpillar munching on a leaf is fairly easy to spot and remove, smaller insect pests like thrips, spider mites, or unidentified larvae can risk introducing those problems to your own plants.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Julie Mazziotta,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The horses were all quietly munching hay or lying down in their roomy stalls.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Dig your toes in the sand while sipping a mai tai and munching on the restaurant’s famous Bimini Bread with Aruba Glaze and whipped honey butter.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.
—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
Later, he's seen munching some carrots.
—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Snacking can be a mindless affair, like munching on a bag of crispy, salty chips while streaming a favorite series or devouring chocolate chip cookies on the run—treats that appease momentary cravings but leave you wanting more.
—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
Huge amounts of rain lead to vegetation growth, scattering seeds that attract leaf-munching rodents.
—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
While a caterpillar munching on a leaf is fairly easy to spot and remove, smaller insect pests like thrips, spider mites, or unidentified larvae can risk introducing those problems to your own plants.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for munching
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Samples were sent to labs for analysis while everyone sat around chewing pencils and hoping things weren't about to go full Omega Man before the lab results came back.
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Some people may also experience difficulty chewing or find food preparation more challenging.
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Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
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The report noted that various groups have made a habit of consuming beetles, caterpillars, wasps, mealworms, and dragonflies.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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Eating Too Much or Too Late Eating a large dinner or snacking too close to bedtime can cause a rise in blood sugar that may last all night, especially if the snack is high in simple carbs.
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This is a good winery for dogs that grow restless under a tasting-room table.
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A little bit of caution and a dash of effort is worth the gift of tasting a bite of summer in the depths of winter.
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There’s a snake devouring a frog whole.
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This squishy honor of a marshmallow doesn’t even require devouring it—the indicator that psychologists took as the signal of its depleted future life.
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“Munching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munching. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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