/ mʌntʃ; NAmE / verb
munch (on / at) sth to eat sth steadily and often noisily, especially sth crisp
SYN chomp :
[ v ]
She munched on an apple.
[ vn ]
He sat in a chair munching his toast.
I munched my way through a huge bowl of cereal.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : imitative; compare with crunch .