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 goats were released last weekend and will keep chomping through the area for the next couple of months, with electrified fencing in place to keep them contained.
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Everything in the movie, from the chomping shark attacks that churn up the waves with Hawaiian Punch foam to the way a humongous great white meets her fate at the end, takes an obvious page from Steven Spielberg’s gambits and techniques.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The most notable, as ocean temperatures rose in 2014, was Hurricane Marie, which brought massive waves that added to the fun for surfers, but chomped away at the coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Everything in the movie, from the chomping shark attacks that churn up the waves with Hawaiian Punch foam to the way a humongous great white meets her fate at the end, takes an obvious page from Steven Spielberg’s gambits and techniques.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The most notable, as ocean temperatures rose in 2014, was Hurricane Marie, which brought massive waves that added to the fun for surfers, but chomped away at the coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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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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