as in to consume
to eat (something) especially in a noisy way
We munched popcorn during the movie. cattle munching grass
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Recent Examples of munch
At the paddle out event, people gathered at Cowell Beach on a cloudy Santa Cruz afternoon to listen to music from DJ Mai Girl, munch on vegan Venezuelan barbecue from Areperia 831 and enjoy each other’s company with cornhole, spikeball and bubbles.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
In yet another video, the two sat under a yellow umbrella at McLain’s in Waldo and munched on a guacamole bacon burrito and a pepper jack burrito.
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Jenna Thompson
june 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
The horses were all quietly munching hay or lying down in their roomy stalls.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.
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Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
In yet another video, the two sat under a yellow umbrella at McLain’s in Waldo and munched on a guacamole bacon burrito and a pepper jack burrito.
—
Jenna Thompson
june 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
The horses were all quietly munching hay or lying down in their roomy stalls.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.
—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for munch
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Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
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Some blooms can be consumed or mixed into elixirs, bringing aesthetic charm, subtle flavor, and wellness benefits to your dishes and routine.
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Some people may also experience difficulty chewing or find food preparation more challenging.
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Those 23 teeth came from at least 20 different individuals, ranging from babies with their first tiny teeth to older adults with teeth worn down from decades of chewing.
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Potato skins are always a hit, and these mini ones are perfect to snack on.
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Visitors can also snack on the sweetest offerings in the entire park in this section, where the Goofy Goobers ice cream shop includes a life-size recreation of the notable SpongeBob franchise treat, the Triple Gooberberry Sunrise sundae.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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Not the island flattened by the same image, but the one that still tastes like itself.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Everyone will devour these miniature buttery rolls stuffed with homemade shrimp salad.
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Near the Colorado-Utah border, several fires merged to devour more than 30,000 acres and counting in the Snyder Fire.
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“Munch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munch. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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