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
Vanslyperken followed; but the sow proved that she could fight as well as run, every minute turning round to bay, and chumping and grumbling in a very formidable manner.
From Snarleyyow by Marryat, Frederick
But when he remembered how the jailer never complained of prisoners of the limits chumping ofer the posts, if so they chumped back again in a moment, the trouble went out of his mind.
From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Thomson, Edward William
Coleman, in his excitement, felt, more than he saw, glossy horse flanks, green-clothed men chumping in their saddles, banging sabres and canteens, and carbines slanted in line.
From Active Service by Crane, Stephen
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 Phillpotts, Eden
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