champ
verb (used with object)
to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently.
champing
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present participleof champ.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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We know that many states are already champing at the bit to do that.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
“We’re champing at the bit to get the data,” one FAA official in Washington said at the time, as days stretched on after the crash without a black-box readout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
After years of contributing to championship-caliber teams, Plum is champing at the bit to lead her own squad.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
They are champing at the bit to memorialize him, but Fife’s motives in agreeing are not purely about the film.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
If you find your- self using this expression over and over again, you have a myopic imagination. champing at the bit.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
