Origin of munch

1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM munch

munch·er, noun un·munched, adjective

Words nearby munch

mumps virus vaccine, mumpsimus, mumsy, mumu, mun., munch, munchausen, munchausen syndrome, munchausen syndrome by proxy, munchausen's syndrome, munchausen's syndrome by proxy

Words related to munching

crunch, scrunch, smash, soften, bite, reduce, chomp, grind, crush, champ, press, masticate, mash, ruminate

Example sentences from the Web for munching

British Dictionary definitions for munching (1 of 2)

munch
/ (mʌntʃ) /

verb

to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise

Derived forms of munch

muncher, noun

Word Origin for munch

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch

British Dictionary definitions for munching (2 of 2)

Munch
/ (mʊŋk) /

noun

Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke