snack

1 of 2

noun

ˈsnak 

: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals

also : food suitable for snacking

snack

2 of 2

verb

snacked; snacking; snacks

intransitive verb

: to eat a snack

Examples of snack in a Sentence

Noun

He had a snack of chips and dip.

I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick snack.

peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods

Verb

She tries not to snack between meals.

I'll just snack on an apple if I'm hungry.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Specifically, sales of protein drinks increased 20 percent, while bars and snacks increased 28 percent at the retailer, per the report. —Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025

In addition to there being room in the kitchen for a table for informal meals, the island will have space for stools that will allow people to sit for a snack or to help out with meal preparation. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025

Verb

Barkley doesn’t have much time to unwind with TV shows or movies while snacking on fruit, but is a big MCU fan and is also eagerly awaiting season 2 of Hulu’s post-apocalyptic political thriller Paradise. —Scott King, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

Boosts Energy Thanks to the vitamin B in sunflower seeds, snacking on them can help energize you throughout the day. —Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English snak bite, from snaken to bite, perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at — more at snatch

First Known Use

Noun

1757, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1807, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing snack

• snack bar

Rhymes for snack

• ack
• brack
• clack
• crack
• dak
• flack
• flak
• hack
• jack
• knack
• lac
• lack

Kids Definition

snack

noun

ˈsnak

: a light meal : lunch