munch

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.]

muncher munch'er n.

verb

To bite and grind with the teeth: champ, chew, chomp, chump², crump, crunch, masticate. Regional chaw. See mouth.

[often confused with mung, q.v.] 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.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large bite

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The verb munch has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: eat lightly
  Synonym: nibble

Meaning #2: chew noisily
  Synonym: crunch

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gumle, gnaske
v. tr. - gnaske på, gumle på

Nederlands (Dutch)
knabbelen, hapje

Français (French)
v. intr. - mâcher, croquer
v. tr. - mâcher, mâchonner, avaler, dévorer, avaler (une carte, de l'argent)
n. - mâchonnement

Deutsch (German)
v. - mampfen
n. - Mampfen, Mahlzeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μασουλώ, μασώ (θορυβωδώς), τραγανίζω
n. - μασούλημα

Italiano (Italian)
rosicchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mascar (com ruído)
n. - ato de mastigar ruidosamente (m)

Русский (Russian)
чавкать, грызть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - mascar, ronzar
v. tr. - mascar, ronzar
n. - bocadillo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mumsa
n. - mums

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咯吱咯吱地咀嚼, 津津有味地嚼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 咯吱咯吱地咀嚼, 津津有味地嚼
v. tr. - 咯吱咯吱地咀嚼, 津津有味地嚼

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 유행성 이하선염에 걸리다
v. tr. - 기분 나쁘게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - むしゃむしゃ食べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعلك, يلوك (الاسم) مضغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮לעס (בקול), גרס‬
v. tr. - ‮לעס (בקול), גרס‬

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