munching
むしゃむしゃ食べる
解説 Definition
munching は munch（むしゃむしゃ食べる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。音を立てたり、よくかんだりしながら食べる様子を表すくだけた表現です。
The present participle or gerund of “munch,” referring to eating something steadily and often audibly, with repeated bites and chewing. It can describe an action in progress or function as the name of that activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
munching は原形 munch に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の子音を重ねずそのまま綴ります。発音も munch /mʌntʃ/ に /ɪŋ/ を続けます。munching an apple や keep munching popcorn のように、よくかみながら気軽に「むしゃむしゃ食べている」場面と結び付けましょう。
Start with the base verb munch, meaning to eat with steady, noticeable chewing. To form munching, simply add -ing; no final consonant is doubled and no letter is dropped. The pronunciation keeps the full sound of munch and adds the -ing ending. Picture someone munching an apple, munching popcorn through a movie, or sitting at a desk munching a sandwich. These common patterns emphasize repeated bites and relaxed chewing. Compared with eating, munching is more vivid and informal; compared with crunching, it focuses on the act of eating rather than only the crisp sound.
例文
He was munching an apple.
彼はリンゴをむしゃむしゃ食べていました。
The children kept munching popcorn during the movie.
子どもたちは映画の間ずっとポップコーンをむしゃむしゃ食べていました。
She sat at her desk, munching a sandwich while reading emails.
彼女は机に座り、メールを読みながらサンドイッチをほおばっていました。
munching の類義語・関連語
munching の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源は16世紀の中英語で、食べ物を噛む音を模した擬音語が変化したとされます。語根「munch」に進行を表す接尾辞「-ing」が付加されています。類似語に噛み砕く「crunch」やおやつ「munchies」があり、実際の咀嚼の響きから「むしゃむしゃ食べる」意味が直感的に納得できます。
Munching is formed from the verb munch plus the participial and gerund suffix -ing. Munch has been recorded in English since the late Middle English or early modern period and is generally regarded as imitative of the sound or motion of vigorous chewing. The modern form therefore combines a sound-symbolic eating verb with the regular suffix used for continuing actions and verbal nouns.
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