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# munch

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

«munch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To munch is to chew food steadily and noisily, often with enjoyment: munch an apple, munch on crisps. [tree →](https://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#m4)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x1)
- We munched popcorn during the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x2)
- The horse munched happily on the hay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x3)
- (informal) She munched away on a carrot while she read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x4)
- (slang) I always get the munchies after swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x5)
- The rabbit munched the lettuce in seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/#x6)
- Stop munching so loudly! [tree →](https://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://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://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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «munch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/munch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«munch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/munch.html) on Mova free.