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chomp

American  
[chomp] / tʃɒmp /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. champ.

chomp British  
/ tʃɒmp /

verb

  1. to chew (food) noisily; champ

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noun

  1. the act or sound of chewing in this manner

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Etymology

Origin of chomp

variant of champ 1

Example Sentences

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Australia's oceans are teeming with sharks, with great whites topping the list of species that might fatally chomp a human.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

There isn’t a shiver of surprise about who gets the chomp, only disappointment that the fatalities are so bloodless — they’re mild even for PG-13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

After eating late-night stomach-turning Popeyes in Paris and shedding some tears, we stayed in a trippy '80s-styled hotel, fearful of Parisian bedbugs ready to chomp on our American flesh.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

What does the bubble gum they chomp during “Too Pooped to Pop” give them?

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

I chomp my sandwich and it barfs mustard on my shirt.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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