Synonyms

chomp

American

[chomp] / tʃɒmp /

verb (used with or without object)

champ.

chomp British

/ tʃɒmp /

verb

to chew (food) noisily; champ

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noun

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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It was as I was sitting there in the hay, watching her chomping away, that I told her the dreadful truth that I dared tell no one else.

From Literature

Tom Curtis has gone viral by recording a video of himself chomping on a Whopper and even posting his phone number online.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Only one thing missing,” the Burger King president said, wiping at his mouth with his hand after chomping into one of the chain’s Whoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even so, I lifted the poor, mangled thing in a toast—then chomped off the bottom.

From Literature

He could get used to chomping down on a huge turkey leg like some old- time king in a movie, couldn’t he?

From Literature

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