MUNCH


Meaning of MUNCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmənch ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English monchen, probably of imitative origin

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

: to eat with a chewing action

many a mouthful is munch ed in private — Washington Irving

also : to snack on

drank coffee and munch ed homemade cookies — Lady Bird Johnson

intransitive verb

: to eat or chew something ; also : snack — usually used with on

• munch·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.