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- [mynsh]
- /münʃ/
- /mʌntʃ/
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- [mynsh]
- /münʃ/
Definitions of munch word
- noun munch Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S. 1
- noun munch Eat (something) with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws. 1
- transitive verb munch chew noisily 1
- transitive verb munch eat enthusiastically 1
- noun Technical meaning of munch To transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to crunch and nearly synonymous with grovel, but connotes less pain. Often confused with mung. 1
- verb munch If you munch food, you eat it by chewing it slowly, thoroughly, and rather noisily. 0
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Origin of munch
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative
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Parts of speech for Munch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
munch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
munch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for munch
verb munch
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- soften — to make soft or softer.
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
Antonyms for munch
verb munch
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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