champ
verb (used with object)
to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently.
were champing
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past progressiveof champ.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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If anything they were champing at the bit for a real horse race against Trump because that would make for excellent copy.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2023
After a rain delay, Australia's batters were champing at the bit to get out there.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
“The rest of us were champing at the bit to speak out and maintained a silence about this,” this NAM member says.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 28, 2022
As for the artists on the program, far from shying away from playing a jazz festival during the pandemic, they were champing at the bit.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
The four horses were champing and pawing impatiently.
From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Charles Garvice
