chomped; chomping; chomps
1
: to chew or bite on something
2
: champ sense 2
—usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit
: to chew or bite on
chomp
noun
Synonyms
Examples of chomp in a Sentence
They were chomping burgers at a picnic.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Eickhoff’s design shows a giant hippo ready to chomp on a truck.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
The dog chomps the filmmaker’s arm and takes him down while every person in the Bikeriders entourage records on their camera phones, stunned and delighted.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
Other streaming services may be chomping at the bit to snap up more deals like Netflix, but this may not happen for the foreseeable future.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 Feb. 2024
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
The dog chomps the filmmaker’s arm and takes him down while every person in the Bikeriders entourage records on their camera phones, stunned and delighted.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
Other streaming services may be chomping at the bit to snap up more deals like Netflix, but this may not happen for the foreseeable future.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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chomp
verb
ˈchämp 
ˈchȯmp
1
: to chew or bite on something
2
: champ entry 1 sense 2
—usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit
chomp
noun
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