munching

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of chewing food in the mouth.

  - "I enjoy munching on popcorn while watching a movie."
  - "The baby was munching on his food for a long time."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with munching
crunching , munching , junching , punching

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Variants

List of all variants of munching that leads to same result
munch , munched , muncher , munchers , munches , munching

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to bite and chew noisily'. Derived from the Old English word 'muncan' meaning 'to bite'.

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Trivia

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1. The average person chews each piece of food about 15-20 times before swallowing.

2. The word 'munching' first appeared in English literature in the late 1400s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Chewing: The process of breaking down food in the mouth using the teeth and saliva.

2. Masticate: A synonym for chewing, often used in a more formal context.

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Culture

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In literature, munching is often used to describe the sound of someone eating, as in Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.

How to Memorize "munching"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of chewing food in your mouth, imagining the sound and texture.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'munching' with the sound of someone eating.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'munching' as 'Make Unusual Noises Chewing Heavily'.

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