chimp

noun

ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
 sometimes  ˈshimp

Examples of chimp in a Sentence

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When the chimp began acting aggressively, locking himself out of the house, Herold called Nash, then 55, for help. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 June 2025 From clumsy puppies to grinning chimps, adorable animal content is fantastically popular on social media. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 In 2013, researchers from Lund University repeatedly yawned at 33 chimpanzees in cages and found that the chimps consistently yawned back. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025 Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests. Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chimp

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chimp was in 1877

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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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chimp

noun
ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
ˈshimp

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