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munch
(mŭnch)v. munched, munch·ing, munch·es
v.intr.
1. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.
2. To eat with pleasure.
v.tr.
To chew or eat (food) audibly or with pleasure.
[Middle English monchen.]
munch′er n.
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munch
(mʌntʃ)vb
(Cookery) to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise
[C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch]
ˈmuncher n
Munch
(mʊŋk)n
(Biography) Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke
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munch
(mʌntʃ)v.t.
to chew steadily or vigorously and often audibly.
[1400–50; late Middle English monchen; of expressive orig.]
munch′a•ble, adj., n.
munch′er, n.
Munch
(mʊŋk)n.
Edvard, 1863–1944, Norwegian painter.
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munch
Past participle: munched
Gerund: munching
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| Noun | 1. |  Munch - Norwegian painter (1863-1944) |
| 2. | munch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" | |
| Verb | 1. | munch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" |
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munch
verb chew, champ, crunch, chomp, scrunch, masticate Sheep were munching their way through a yellow carpet of leaves.
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munch
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Translations
يَمْضُغ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ
přežvykovatžmoulatžvýkat
gumle
ahmiarouskuttaa
csámcsogva rág
maula, bryîja
čiaumoti
skali košļāt
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munch
vti → mampfen (inf)
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munch
(mantʃ) verb to chew (food etc) noisily with the lips closed. She was munching her toast.
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