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chomped (on)

verb

past tense of chomp (on)

as in chewed

to crush or grind with the teeth loudly chomped on popcorn during the movie

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chewed

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The part that was chewed was the part that goes over your instep, a kind of flap or lip.

— Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
His clawed and chewed backpack revealed that he, too, could have been critically injured.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

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