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
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They were chomping burgers at a picnic.
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Katie chomped down and ripped a rat out through the plastic.
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Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Sharks and baboons with a taste for human flesh chomping through fighters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The blue skinned, cigar chomping alien has superstrength and healing powers, and has fought both heroes and villains.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
The challenge was finding a way to get zooplankton to chomp on the carbon before it was released — first into the ocean, then ultimately back into the atmosphere.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Sharks and baboons with a taste for human flesh chomping through fighters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
The blue skinned, cigar chomping alien has superstrength and healing powers, and has fought both heroes and villains.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
The challenge was finding a way to get zooplankton to chomp on the carbon before it was released — first into the ocean, then ultimately back into the atmosphere.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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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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