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
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, 25 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Vargas hesitated to say much more, but noted the effect the federal actions have had on business the past few days, sweeping her hands out toward the space normally filled with diners munching on croquettes, Cuban sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Certain sea turtles, for example, independently evolved seagrass-munching adaptations multiple times across different epochs.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Vargas hesitated to say much more, but noted the effect the federal actions have had on business the past few days, sweeping her hands out toward the space normally filled with diners munching on croquettes, Cuban sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Certain sea turtles, for example, independently evolved seagrass-munching adaptations multiple times across different epochs.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
The apple-munching Euphoria actor slipped into Tilda Swinton’s plush period dress from the ravishing 1992 drama, joined by Jeff Goldblum, Wicked’s wizard himself, in sparkly Gucci.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for munching
Verb
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Across multiple studies, people who chewed gum did not remember lists of words or stories better than those who didn't, the researchers also found, and any boost in attention faded soon after chewing stopped.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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And despite that famous nursery rhyme, woodchucks don’t like wood but get labeled a pest because of their hole-digging and habit of chewing on flowers and vegetable garden plants.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here's what regularly consuming olive oil can do for the body, as explained by dietitians.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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For most people, consuming enough protein isn’t an issue, Taub-Dix said.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Other photos showed Owen proudly licking the faces of his owners and getting some hugs and pats from the reality star, her husband and children.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Chocolate Brownie Batter flavor was my first try, mostly because any brand that claims something tastes like licking brownie batter off the spoon must be challenged.—
Samantha Leal,
Refinery29,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And McGarity is happy to offer a vegan tasting menu with advance notice.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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One of the clearest expressions of this trend is the rise of tasting menu-style receptions.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One room held a sculpture of a lion devouring an antelope.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Munching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munching. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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