MUNCHING
Verb
munching
present participle of munch
Noun
munching (plural munchings)
The sound or action of one who munches.
Neither fruit nor flower / Enough to gratify a bee's slight munchings.
Source: Wiktionary
MUNCH
Munch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Munched; p. pr. & vb. n. Munching.]
Etym: [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. Mange),
and mâcher to cher (cf. Masticate). See Mumble.]
Definition: To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews
provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly
written also maunch and mounch.]
I could munch your good dry oats. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition