to snack on

Examples

• All

• Yes, anyone with any sense at all loves to snack on that crispy, salty, delicious chippy Ness.

• Keep a bowl of almonds around so you can snack on some while you relax.

  Blog text (32)

• I guess I'll buy a snack on the way home for once!

  Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual - Alive at 25 (2017)

• What is one thing you must snack on at the theater?

  Blog text (15)

• So I may snack on popcorn.

  Harper's BAZAAR

• So Halloween is over, and if you are like me, you are snacking on your kids' candy each and every night.

  Blog text (6)

• How about you and I snack on some Cheez-Its and try a little Beaujolais Nouveau?

  Halloween Kills (2021)

• My daughter is pointing out dogs and ducks, kicking her legs and snacking on some Cheerios.

  Blog text (29)

• On Friday nights after the paper was put to bed, the staff would sometimes gather in Frederica's office to snack on Sri Lankan staples like fried vadai and coconut sambol.

  Academic text (2011)

• During the movie, I like to snack on popcorn and candy.

Synonyms

N

to nibble

vsto snack on

56 2.0

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

describes eating small amounts without focusing on tiny repeated bites

G

to grab a bite

vsto snack on

• Informal

30 2.9

Eat a quick meal when you are busy or in a hurry

refers instead to brief eating of small amounts between meals

S

to snack

vsto snack on

27 1.0

To eat a small amount of food between meals

focuses on eating a particular food in those small amounts

H

to have a bite

vsto snack on

17 1.8

Eat a small amount of food as a quick snack

emphasizes eating small amounts between meals rather than a light meal

M

to munch on

vsto snack on

• Informal

14 2.9

To eat something while chewing loudly and enjoying it

describes small eating without implying loud or continuous chewing

P

to pick at

vsto snack on

5 4.6

Eat very small amounts of food when not feeling hungry

means small eating between meals but without the lack of interest

G

to graze

vsto snack on

5 3.8

Eat small amounts of food during the day instead of a full meal

refers to single small eating moments rather than continuous daytime eating

N

to nosh

vsto snack on

• Informal

4 8.2

To eat a small snack between meals

is the same action but often names a particular food choice

P

to peck at

vsto snack on

1 4.7

To eat only a little food and not show interest

is used for small eating moments regardless of enthusiasm level

N

to nom

vsto snack on

• Slang

9.9

To eat something quickly and enjoy it

expresses the same eating but in a more neutral, plain way

Antonyms

A

to avoid

∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

A

to abstain

18 5.0

To choose not to take something, often for health or religious reasons

How Much

to gorge

12 5.9

to eat

∞ 1.0

to snack on

10 2.5

to nibble

56 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology