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munch

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munch  (mnch)
v. munched, munch·ing, munch·es
v.intr.
1. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.
2. To eat with pleasure.
v.tr.
To chew or eat (food) audibly or with pleasure.

[Middle English monchen.]

muncher n.

munch
Verb
to chew noisily and steadily [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.munchMunch - Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
2.munch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"
chomp, bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Verb1.munch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

munch
Translations
Spanish munch [mʌntʃ] vt, vimascar
French munch [mʌntʃ] vt, vimâcher
German munch [mʌntʃ] vt, vimampfen
Italian munch [mʌntʃ] vt, visgranocchiare

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"He's a vegetarian," remarked the Tiger, as the horse began to munch the clover.
Then, what should happen but a cow steps out and puts her head down to munch grass, with her broadside to the battalion, and they a-coming like the wind; they split apart to flank her, but SHE?
asked John Baptist, who had begun, contentedly, to munch his bread.
 
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