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
This is further aided by vermicompost, a natural fertilizer produced by red wiggler worms that chomp down on food waste and other organic material.
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Miriam Fauzia, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
With the pull of a lever, a worker activates the hopper’s powerful hydraulic jaw, which chomps down on the trash and compacts it.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
John Waters chatted with Jodie Foster, J.J. Abrams mingled with his agent, CAA’s Maha Dakhil, while Bill Maher chomped on a cigar.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The zoo’s bison and reindeer could also be seen tossing the trees and using them to nestle and scratch before chomping them.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The active microbes in the soil that chomp away at those fresh chips can tie up lots of soil nitrogen and other nutrients.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2024
These are the company’s profitable pillars, the earnings engines keeping the light bills paid while streamer Max and HBO chomp through investment capital as both entities are reinvented for a new era of television.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Instead of teeth, they are filled with long spikes, possibly hairs, that act less like chomping teeth and more like filtration systems.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
Republicans and right-wing media are chomping at the bit to jump all over him about any of these things, and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Miriam Fauzia, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
With the pull of a lever, a worker activates the hopper’s powerful hydraulic jaw, which chomps down on the trash and compacts it.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
John Waters chatted with Jodie Foster, J.J. Abrams mingled with his agent, CAA’s Maha Dakhil, while Bill Maher chomped on a cigar.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
The zoo’s bison and reindeer could also be seen tossing the trees and using them to nestle and scratch before chomping them.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The active microbes in the soil that chomp away at those fresh chips can tie up lots of soil nitrogen and other nutrients.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2024
These are the company’s profitable pillars, the earnings engines keeping the light bills paid while streamer Max and HBO chomp through investment capital as both entities are reinvented for a new era of television.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Instead of teeth, they are filled with long spikes, possibly hairs, that act less like chomping teeth and more like filtration systems.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
Republicans and right-wing media are chomping at the bit to jump all over him about any of these things, and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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