chomp
[chomp]
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Contemporary Examples of chomp
The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.
The gorillas and chimps perhaps then chomp the half eaten fruit and become ill with a devastating human-like disease.
Do Republicans want to chomp stogies with El Rushbo or remain a force in American politics?
Historical Examples of chomp
In de Barze of Diocletian four tousand peoples all could chomp in de water same time.
Mr. Punch on the ContinongVarious
Vell, dey not all chomp togesser every day same peoples, but ven de barze all full den forrrty tousand chomp in same time.
Mr. Punch on the ContinongVarious
chomp
chump
- to chew (food) noisily; champ
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- the act or sound of chewing in this manner
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Word Origin for chomp
variant of champ 1
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Word Origin and History for chomp
1640s, dialectal and American English variant of champ (v.). Related: Chomped; chomping.
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