munching

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Some of the earliest octopuses are believed to have been powerful predators equipped with strong arms for grabbing prey and beak-like jaws for munching on the shells and bones of other animals.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

In a demo, “What ate my grass?” showed rabbits munching in the garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

For many visitors, the cows — quiet herds of Devons, Guernseys and Jerseys happily munching on the flowing grasses — are just one more piece of the picturesque landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

I’m munching a cookie and gandering around the shed when I notice this big old harpoon up on the shed wall, sort of hiding in the shadows.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick