chumping
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chumping
from chump 1 (sense 2)
Example Sentences
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Or, press his teeth to hear chumping sounds.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2014
Instantly all were chumping almonds, and the icy atmosphere thawed into summer.
From The Jolliest School of All by Angela Brazil
I likes to pass, an’ nod to un as he sits on the lew side o’ the wall in his white coat, chumping his thoughts between his gums.”
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
"It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
From The Head Girl at the Gables by Angela Brazil
And there they all stood chumping in silence.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 19, 1917 by Various
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