chomp
verb (used with or without object)
chomped
Example Sentences
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At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called caenagnathids before perishing itself.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 8, 2023
A monkey stole his baton and chomped off the tip.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
In one hand was a sesame bun with some bites chomped out of it.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
