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munch

(mŭnch)

v. munched, munch·ing, munch·es

v.intr.

1. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.

2. To eat with pleasure.

v.tr.

To chew or eat (food) audibly or with pleasure.

[Middle English monchen.]

munch′er n.

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munch

(mʌntʃ)

(Cookery) to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise

[C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch]

ˈmuncher n

Munch

(mʊŋk)

(Biography) Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke

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munch

(mʌntʃ)

v.t.

to chew steadily or vigorously and often audibly.

[1400–50; late Middle English monchen; of expressive orig.]

munch′a•ble, adj., n.

munch′er, n.

Munch

(mʊŋk)

n.

Edvard, 1863–1944, Norwegian painter.

munch

Past participle: munched
Gerund: munching

Imperative
munch
munch

Present
I munch
you munch
he/she/it munches
we munch
you munch
they munch

Preterite
I munched
you munched
he/she/it munched
we munched
you munched
they munched

Present Continuous
I am munching
you are munching
he/she/it is munching
we are munching
you are munching
they are munching

Present Perfect
I have munched
you have munched
he/she/it has munched
we have munched
you have munched
they have munched

Past Continuous
I was munching
you were munching
he/she/it was munching
we were munching
you were munching
they were munching

Past Perfect
I had munched
you had munched
he/she/it had munched
we had munched
you had munched
they had munched

Future
I will munch
you will munch
he/she/it will munch
we will munch
you will munch
they will munch

Future Perfect
I will have munched
you will have munched
he/she/it will have munched
we will have munched
you will have munched
they will have munched

Future Continuous
I will be munching
you will be munching
he/she/it will be munching
we will be munching
you will be munching
they will be munching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been munching
you have been munching
he/she/it has been munching
we have been munching
you have been munching
they have been munching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been munching
you will have been munching
he/she/it will have been munching
we will have been munching
you will have been munching
they will have been munching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been munching
you had been munching
he/she/it had been munching
we had been munching
you had been munching
they had been munching

Conditional
I would munch
you would munch
he/she/it would munch
we would munch
you would munch
they would munch

Past Conditional
I would have munched
you would have munched
he/she/it would have munched
we would have munched
you would have munched
they would have munched

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Noun	1.	Munch - Norwegian painter (1863-1944) Edvard Munch
	2.	munch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" chomp, bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Verb	1.	munch - chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" crunch chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

munch

verb chew, champ, crunch, chomp, scrunch, masticate Sheep were munching their way through a yellow carpet of leaves.

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munch

verb

To bite and grind with the teeth:

champ, chew, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate.

Regional: chaw.

Translations

يَمْضُغ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ

přežvykovatžmoulatžvýkat

gumle

mampfen

ahmiarouskuttaa

mastiquer mâchonner

csámcsogva rág

maula, bryîja

sgranocchiare

čiaumoti

skali košļāt

çiğnemek

用力咀嚼

munch

[mʌntʃ]

A. VT → mascar, masticar

B. VI → mascar, masticar

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munch

[ˈmʌntʃ]

vt [+ food] → mâcher

vi → mâcher

munch

vti → mampfen (inf)

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munch

[mʌntʃ] vt & vi → sgranocchiare

munch

(mantʃ) verb

to chew (food etc) noisily with the lips closed. She was munching her toast.

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