munch
/mʌn(t)ʃ
/verb [with object]
Eat (something) steadily and often audibly: Russell munched his breakfast toast...
- And so, as crunchy pizza was munched and enjoyed, and meal-time books read, the episode passed.
- Lily made herself a sandwich for dinner and munched the remaining slice of bread.
- I munched the crunchy bit of seed that was left, swallowed and reached out for more.
Synonyms
chew, champ, chomp, masticate, crunch, scrunch, eat
rare chumble, manducate, triturate
Derivatives
muncher
- I say that it's remarkable the extent to which Noel thinks of himself in class terms, but he misinterprets this - perhaps deliberately - and acts as if I have just accused him of being a secret focacia muncher.
- Yes, you're encouraged to yell at the driver who almost runs you down or squawk at the repeat muncher who grabs the last sample off a tray in a grocery store.
- It was uncomplicated to prepare and surprising toothsome to a die-hard meat muncher.
Origin
Late Middle English: imitative; compare with crunch.