Eating and meals · Food and eating

munch on

eat casually

To munch on something is to eat it slowly and casually.

B1 common mostly spoken

phrasal verb

munch on

This vs that

eating them casually

I'm munching on some biscuits.

eating a proper meal

I'm having a meal.

Hear it in real life

What are you doing?

Just munching on some leftovers.

Play the conversation

He was munching on crisps while watching the match.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'm munching on some biscuits.

Say: I'm munching on some biscuits.

“Munch on something” is common, but “munch something” is also grammatical.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

munch on ___

We munched on crisps during the film.

I was munching on an apple on the way home.

More for talking about eating and meals.

eat on the go

I usually eat on the go between meetings.

have a quick ___

I'll have a quick sandwich before I leave.

Food and eating · Eating and meals: the words around “munch on”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I'm just munching on some biscuits.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

munch on

eat casually

“He was munching on crisps while watching the match.”

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