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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The nearly 400-foot line drug through the water until something heavy chomped down on the bait and was reeled to the surface.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
The girls also chomped down on several different meals and drank wine.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 June 2025
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.
—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
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
The girls also chomped down on several different meals and drank wine.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 June 2025
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.
—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
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 21 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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