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# munch

«munch» in Mova's school dictionary: **to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (munch, munches, munched, munching); noun (a munch — informal; the munchies — slang)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#m1)

2) (slang) «The munchies» means feeling very hungry for snacks: «I've got the munchies.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#m2)

3) (informal) A munch is a snack or a meal: «Let's grab some munch.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#m3)

4) (a name) Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter, famous for the painting «The Scream». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories «munch» is a sound-and-action word that shows eating with enjoyment and noise: «The caterpillar munched through the leaves» (as in «The Very Hungry Caterpillar»). It is a good, vivid verb for creative writing instead of «ate». In art lessons pupils copy Munch's «The Scream» to show strong feelings. Phrases: munch on, munch away, munch through, the munchies.

### examples

- The caterpillar munched through five oranges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x1)
- We munched popcorn during the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x2)
- The horse munched happily on the hay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x3)
- (informal) She munched away on a carrot while she read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x4)
- (slang) I always get the munchies after swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x5)
- The rabbit munched the lettuce in seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x6)
- Stop munching so loudly! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x7)
- In art we painted our own version of Munch's «The Scream». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x8)
- The youth departed, weeping, and met the little hare, who was munching wild thyme. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x9)

### note

Verb forms: munch, munches (add -es), munched, munching. Often with «on» or «through»: «munch on an apple», «munch through a bag of crisps». The painter's name is pronounced «moonk», not like the verb. «The munchies» is informal slang; in an essay write «very hungry».

### In the corpora

- [Bugs Bunny munches a carrot in every cartoon, so many people think carrots are what rabbits should eat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/200-rabbits-hay-not-carrots-binkies-and-teeth-that-never-stop-growing/0/)
- [Cartoons get a lot wrong: a bull does not hate the colour red, and a goat does not munch tin cans.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/287-farm-animals-milk-eggs-wool-and-meat/5/)
- [In a school box, small white caterpillars munch mulberry leaves so loudly that the tray sounds like soft rain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/381-silkworms-and-goldfish-two-animals-china-changed/0/)
- [Then Jake turns up at the door with a packet of Monster Munch: «Rematch?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/475-the-row-over-a-game/5/)
- [Free worm!" Lottie's brother whispers at bedtime that earwigs crawl into your ears at night and munch your brain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «munch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.