chomp
verb (used with or without object)
is chomping
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present progressiveof chomp (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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"This will make us have a good look at ourselves and I imagine that after this everybody is chomping at the bit to get going again."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
“Bishop is chomping at the bit,” Kapler said of the 10th overall draft pick last year.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
Meanwhile, in London, Samuel Pepys discovers himself at odds with the spy master Sir George Downing, who is chomping for war with the Netherlands.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2018
Roy is chomping on the steamhammer rhythm, facing the audience as he bites out the lyrics.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2013
General admission tonight is $2, and somewhere around here the mascot, Casey the Colt, is chomping at the bit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2013
