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mounch

mounch is the obsolete form of munch.

Meaning of munch

Verb

munch (third-person singular simple present munches, present participle munching, simple past and past participle munched)

  1. (often) To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
    • Jim was munching on a biscotti.
  2. To eat vigorously or with excitement.
    • Watching old Bill munch his pancakes makes me hungry!

See all 9 meanings of munch

Forms of mounch

third-person singular presentmounches
present participlemounching
past participlemounched
pastmounched

Questions about mounch

What is mounch the obsolete form of?
Mounch is the obsolete form of munch.

Words near mounch in the dictionary

  1. moumouvirus
  2. moumouviruses
  3. mounanaite
  4. Mounce
  5. Mounces
  6. mounch
  7. mounched
  8. mounching
  9. mound
  10. mound ant
  11. mound ants

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