munchingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmən(t)ʃɪŋ/

Forms: see munch v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: munch v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < munch v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of munch v.; an instance of this. Also: the crunching or chewing noise associated with this action.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > crunching or munching

munching1568

craunch1806

crunch1836

scrunching1869

munch1897

1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. iv. sig. D.j Dinner at this time a day? Nothing with thee, but dinner and mounching alway.

1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. G2^v I lacke my breakfast, tis munching time, and past.

1770 E. Thompson Court of Cupid II. 49 Behold old Phoebe..Toothless by coughing, from long munching grim.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI lxvi. 136 Where there is neither fruit nor flower Enough to gratify a bee's slight munchings.

1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods I. ii. 55 Raisons and almonds, which served as..munching for her companions.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxiv. 268 The only sounds disturbing the stillness were steady munchings of many mouths.

1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth viii. 128 ‘Do have another liquorice treasure,’ said Joan. Peaceful munchings were resumed.

1994 Equinox Jan. 84/1 The crackling sound that seems to be present everywhere I snorkel..is the munching of parrotfish; their jaws are fused into an amazingly birdlike bill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

munchingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmən(t)ʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: munch v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < munch v. + -ing suffix².

That munches.

ΚΠ

1857 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 12/2 The weight of ninety-five years lay heavy.., and he sat before the clergyman with protruded chin, and munching mouth.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. ix. 213 Purity's aged grannams maternal and paternal, cawing approval of her over their munching gums.

1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 14 Spring for him is no more now Than daisies to a munching cow.

1977 New Yorker 27 June 53/1 Stoical munching forms in mackintoshes taking a swig of something hot out of thermoses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	munching
释义	munchingn. Brit. /ˈmʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmən(t)ʃɪŋ/ Forms: see munch v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: munch v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < munch v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of munch v.; an instance of this. Also: the crunching or chewing noise associated with this action. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > crunching or munching munching1568 craunch1806 crunch1836 scrunching1869 munch1897 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. iv. sig. D.j Dinner at this time a day? Nothing with thee, but dinner and mounching alway. 1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. G2^v I lacke my breakfast, tis munching time, and past. 1770 E. Thompson Court of Cupid II. 49 Behold old Phoebe..Toothless by coughing, from long munching grim. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI lxvi. 136 Where there is neither fruit nor flower Enough to gratify a bee's slight munchings. 1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods I. ii. 55 Raisons and almonds, which served as..munching for her companions. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxiv. 268 The only sounds disturbing the stillness were steady munchings of many mouths. 1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth viii. 128 ‘Do have another liquorice treasure,’ said Joan. Peaceful munchings were resumed. 1994 Equinox Jan. 84/1 The crackling sound that seems to be present everywhere I snorkel..is the munching of parrotfish; their jaws are fused into an amazingly birdlike bill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). munchingadj. Brit. /ˈmʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmən(t)ʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: munch v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < munch v. + -ing suffix². That munches. ΚΠ 1857 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 12/2 The weight of ninety-five years lay heavy.., and he sat before the clergyman with protruded chin, and munching mouth. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. ix. 213 Purity's aged grannams maternal and paternal, cawing approval of her over their munching gums. 1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 14 Spring for him is no more now Than daisies to a munching cow. 1977 New Yorker 27 June 53/1 Stoical munching forms in mackintoshes taking a swig of something hot out of thermoses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1568adj.1857
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