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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Though the sale wasn’t reported until late January 2023, TMZ reports the Grammy winner was chomping at the bit and sold in December 2022, making the Canadian the youngest musician to do so.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Over the weekend off Nantucket, a white shark chomped on a seal.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
With a killer on the loose he is used to chomp down on a victim’s corpse to aid the police with their investigations.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Jake is definitely chomping at the bit for more responsibility, to be next in line, and Bode is the heir apparent.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Over the weekend off Nantucket, a white shark chomped on a seal.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
With a killer on the loose he is used to chomp down on a victim’s corpse to aid the police with their investigations.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Jake is definitely chomping at the bit for more responsibility, to be next in line, and Bode is the heir apparent.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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