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noun

ˈchəm How to pronounce chum (audio)
Definition of chumnext
as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another college chums who go way back

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chum

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verb

as in to associate
to come or be together as friends they always chum around together

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Recent Examples of chum
Noun
Depending on the season, anglers can cast for king, sockeye, coho, chum, and pink salmon, along with enormous rainbow trout. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 Barreling into large, heavy fish with enough force to blast them into instant chum is a previously unknown collaborative feeding strategy among orcas, scientifically called Orcinus orca, also known as killer whales. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Verb
Observers trace the current fissures to Carlson hosting Fuentes on his podcast in October, chumming it up with the heil Hitler-spouting troll to his millions of followers. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Feb. 2026 To make matters worse, in the chumming scenes the water is flat calm — terrible for creating a slick. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chum
  1. friend
  2. associate
  3. buddy
  4. travel
  5. run
  6. bond
  7. mix
  8. join
Noun
  • The person with the gun then pointed it at the vehicle's owner and her friend, and both robbers got in the vehicle and drove away, running over the friend's arm, the report says.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • At the Hotel Bellagio, I was joined by a photographer, Yael, as well as a friend of mine named Belisario and his wife, Elizabeth, who had both jumped at the opportunity to enjoy the hotel restaurant’s air-conditioning.
    — Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of friend
Verb
  • Iron is long associated with immune support, soda is believed to aid digestion, arsenic is traditionally used to soothe arthritic pain, and lithia is prized for its calming qualities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • Rosé lives the California dream, as her buddies drop into empty swimming pools on skateboards, bounce on mattresses and get up to good, clean fun.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Aura’s new slate — which included Trap House, the paramedic buddy comedy Code 3 with Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery, the comedy K-Pops!
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of buddy
Verb
  • South Brooklyn locals, Manhattanites who rarely travel over the water, and the occasional wise tourist rub elbows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Huskies hope their offense will travel again after finding a rhythm in their first road game last weekend.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of travel
Verb
  • One of the novel’s sharpest scenes comes when Ellen calls and Ruby, hearing urgency in her voice, runs automatically through the house to find better signal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Beck informed Leigh that Bibbe and Carrillo owned and ran the place.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of run
Verb
  • Far from home and raising two children while her husband was busy in the service, Ginny, as she was known, struggled to bond with Barbara, her second baby.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • While working with the five Flipper dolphins for the show, O’Barry spent nearly all his time with them and bonded with the marine mammals.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bond
Verb
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Its primary vehicle to sell ads is its Noovie pre-show which is hosted by former Today correspondent Maria Menounos and features movie trivia, junket-style interviews with celebrities and Hollywood flashback moments mixed in with commercials.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mix
Verb
  • Another day, another instance of Vicki saying something insane about a woman whose only crime was joining her show.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In an effort to spread the word for the need for this bill, Rappaport has organized Connecticut joining the inaugural walk and peaceful rally for Long Term Care Reform.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of join

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“Chum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chum. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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