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
Examples of chomp in a Sentence
They were chomping burgers at a picnic.
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One clear lesson from the recent election cycle, which will certainly carry forward to the next one, is that Republicans and Democrats are chomping at the bit to attract more Latinx and Hispanic voters.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Audiences are clearly chomping at the bit to see which of the five remaining stars will take home this year’s mirrorball trophy, because Tuesday night’s semifinals grew over the 500th episode celebration the week prior to reach a season-high 5.2M same-day viewers, according to Nielsen data.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Meat snacks as a whole are now on the verge of becoming a $10 billion industry, in part because Chomps has given women permission to chomp too.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Among the most grotesque scenes is the one in which Simon McBurney’s character chomps off the head of a live pigeon.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Audiences are clearly chomping at the bit to see which of the five remaining stars will take home this year’s mirrorball trophy, because Tuesday night’s semifinals grew over the 500th episode celebration the week prior to reach a season-high 5.2M same-day viewers, according to Nielsen data.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Meat snacks as a whole are now on the verge of becoming a $10 billion industry, in part because Chomps has given women permission to chomp too.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Among the most grotesque scenes is the one in which Simon McBurney’s character chomps off the head of a live pigeon.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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