Definition of MUNCH

munch

Plural: munches

Noun

  • Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
  • a large bite
    • "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"
  • A location or restaurant where good food can be expected, or an instance of eating at such a place.
  • An act of eating.
  • Food.
  • A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant, bar or pub.
  • Someone who easily agrees to give oral sex.

Verb

Verb Forms: munched, munching, munches

  • To chew food with a noticeable crunching sound.
  • chew noisily
  • To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
  • To eat vigorously or with excitement.

Examples

  • He would munch on his snacks nervously while waiting for his opponent to play a word.
  • Jim was munching on a biscotti.
  • Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
  • Watching old Bill munch his pancakes makes me hungry!
  • We had a good munch at the chippy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English monchen, a variant of mocchen, mucchen ("to munch (food); chew audibly"; > Modern English dialectal mouch), probably imitative in origin (compare English crunch; German mampfen).

Synonyms

crunch, Edvard Munch

Scrabble Score: 12

munch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
munch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
munch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

munch: valid Words With Friends Word