to munch on

Examples

• All

• They'll be munching on that for literally hours.

• In the savannahs of Kenya, two female northern white rhinos, Nayin and Fatu, munch contentedly on the grass.

• I'm gonna get something else to munch on.

  The Boy Next Door (2015)

• But first, I'm just going to munch on the zucchini.

• Once, when they were watching a movie and munching on popcorn, something bit Gita in the leg.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Doyle waves hello from the coffee service as he munches on a chocolate doughnut.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Arch sings to himself, munching on nachos from a big pile of chips.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Arch watches all this with a sentimental smile, munching on his nachos.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Two deer had appeared on the hillside below them, munching on the tender lower branches of the bushes.

  Fiction book (1993)

• While watching a movie, I love to munch on popcorn and enjoy the show.

Synonyms

E

to eat

vsto munch on

∞ 1.0

Put food or drink into your mouth, chew it and swallow it

is enthusiastic noisy continuous chewing rather than general food consumption

N

to nibble

vsto munch on

56 2.0

To eat small, gentle bites slowly or a little at a time

is louder, more continuous enjoyment rather than light careful bites

C

to chomp

vsto munch on

31 4.0

To bite or chew food loudly with big jaw movements

is noisy and enthusiastic continuous chewing rather than only forceful bites

G

to gnaw

vsto munch on

30 3.2

Bite or chew something again and again to make it smaller

is more enthusiastic and noisier continuous chewing rather than slow reduction

S

to snack on

vsto munch on

10 2.5

To eat small amounts of food between meals

is continuous noisy chewing while eating, not about amount or timing

M

to masticate

vsto munch on

2 7.9

To chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

is more casual noisy enjoyment rather than formal deliberate chewing

N

to nom

vsto munch on

• Slang

9.9

To eat something quickly and enjoy it

is enthusiastic continuous chewing rather than quick informal eating

G

to gribble

vsto munch on

9.9

To chew something slowly and repeatedly with small bites

is more overtly noisy and enthusiastic rather than small persistent nibbling

M

to manducate

vsto munch on

• Formal

9.9

To chew food with the teeth

is informal enthusiastic chewing rather than formal scientific terminology

How Noisy

crunch

43 1.3

to chomp

31 4.0

to munch on

• Informal

14 2.9

to chew

457 1.0

to nibble

56 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology