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
Its fragrant leaves keep these animals from munching on this plant.
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Two toddlers sat in a stroller, munching on Goldfish crackers and swinging their legs as the adults around them waved signs in support of Palestine.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Sixty-six million years ago, a marine creature, minding its own business at the bottom of a Cretaceous sea, munched on some sea lilies—then didn’t feel too great.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The day ended in a historic chapel singing Christmas carols, enjoying Champagne, and munching on cookies.
—Sarah Groen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Two toddlers sat in a stroller, munching on Goldfish crackers and swinging their legs as the adults around them waved signs in support of Palestine.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Sixty-six million years ago, a marine creature, minding its own business at the bottom of a Cretaceous sea, munched on some sea lilies—then didn’t feel too great.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The day ended in a historic chapel singing Christmas carols, enjoying Champagne, and munching on cookies.
—Sarah Groen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for munch
Verb
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One in three consumes four or more drinks per week.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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Data centers supporting these operations also consume vast amounts of water for cooling purposes, with each inference of 20–50 queries on a large language model using approximately 500 milliliters of water.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Young dogs and puppies are especially notorious for their curiosity and tendency to chew on anything in sight.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Help your gut out by chewing your food properly, especially raw vegetables, which take a bit more effort for our bodies to digest.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Pandas and Tasty Bamboo There are over 1,000 species of bamboo, though pandas only snack on about 25 of them.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stone posed for photographers (and snacked on a bucket of popcorn) while wearing a custom red, floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, which had two pockets filled with the treat as well.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Aretha started singing some deep gospel licks that — especially when heard up close — were powerful and dramatic.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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The video was followed by a black-and-white photo of Hobbs licking the Moana star's face and a clip of him playfully biting his hand.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Since the shipyard and studio were already familiar with the owners wants and tastes, their collaboration, along with Margherita Casprini designing the interiors, aligned perfectly with the owner’s vision.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Roasted Parmesan Broccoli True fans know broccoli tastes great, no matter how it’s prepared.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
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Welcome to The Shark Tank – also known as Rick Case Arena -- where NSU’s opponents get swarmed upon and devoured.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Now, though, astronomers have a better sense of where to hunt for any X-ray, radio, or visible-light signatures that are the telltale signs of an invisible black hole that's devouring everything nearby.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Munch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munch. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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