champ
verb (used with object)
to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently.
is champing
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present progressiveof champ (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“While Meta has a head start on AI glasses, competition is champing at the bit,” wrote Mike Proulx, a vice president and research director at Forrester in a blog post about Meta’s AI-powered glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
“He is champing at the bit to resume the job he loves — coaching high school athletes on the football field for BHS,” they wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
“But the young man is champing at the bit. He’s done everything that he possibly could, probably, and he’s getting himself ready to play. If he’s cleared, he will go.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
This new crew, most of whom were not round for those bruising confrontations, is champing at the bit to see if they can get that done this time.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023
We can’t wait now—our carriage is champing the bit at the foot of the stairs—but we’re coming back in a week, and then we’ll do our best to look you up again.”
From Between the Dark and the Daylight by William Dean Howells
