chomp
verb (used with or without object)
are chomping
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present progressiveof chomp.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some ratepayers are chomping at the bit for change.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
And a growing cohort of nonbanks, which don’t take deposits — including giant investment firms like Apollo Global Management, Ares Management and Blackstone — are chomping at the bit to step into the vacuum.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
“Guys are chomping at the bit again,” senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
But do keep an eye out for them as a special menu item at restaurants, since chefs are chomping at the bit to get their hands on them, too.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2021
He added: "Our adversaries are chomping at the bit."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2016
