munch
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closedTo chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
» Do you have anything I could munch on?
У тебе є щось погризти? — miketheknight
У тебе є щось пожувати? — miketheknight
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2 senses(often)To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
Jim was munching on a biscotti.
mampfen, geräuschvoll kauen
ча́вкатьčávkatʹ
crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound
To eat vigorously or with excitement.
Watching old Bill munch his pancakes makes me hungry!
fressen, futtern, schmausen
Examples
24 sentencesDo you have anything I could munch on?
У тебе є щось погризти? — miketheknight
Tom was munching on something.
Том щось жумав. — deniko
Tom often munches on snacks while watching TV.
deTom knabbert beim Fernsehen häufig etwas. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom munched on popcorn while he watched TV.
Do you have any snacks that we could munch on?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English monchen, a variant of mocchen, mucchen ("to munch (food); chew audiblyFrom 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).
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Forms
munches, munching, munched, munchedSynonyms
1 synonyms- crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound:crunch
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle