munch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
    Edvard Munch.
  2. noun a large bite
    • he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich
  3. verb chew noisily
    crunch.
    • The children crunched the celery sticks

WordNet

Munch transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. Mange), and mâcher to cher (cf. Masticate). See Mumble.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Munched ; present participle & verbal noun Munching
Definitions
  1. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. Formerly written also maunch and mounch.
    I could munch your good dry oats. Shak.

Webster 1913