D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Munch

/mŭnch/ · IPA /mʌntʃ/
01 v. t. & i. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
imp. & p. p. Munched; p. pr. & vb. n. Munching
  1. 1.
    To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
    “I could munch your good dry oats.” Shak.