chomped; chomping; chomps
1
: to chew or bite on something
2
: champ sense 2
—usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit
: to chew or bite on
chomp
noun
Examples of chomp in a Sentence
They were chomping burgers at a picnic.
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There's only one problem, a giant great white shark lurking and ready to chomp on unsuspecting beachgoers.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Please, raptors, chomp away and spare us all more time with this character.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Anyone with an aversion to physical and mental torture will likely find Dangerous Animals a repulsive turnoff, but others with a taste for grisly violence should find something juicy to chomp on.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Please, raptors, chomp away and spare us all more time with this character.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
Anyone with an aversion to physical and mental torture will likely find Dangerous Animals a repulsive turnoff, but others with a taste for grisly violence should find something juicy to chomp on.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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“Chomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chomp. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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chomp
verb
ˈchämp 
ˈchȯmp
1
: to chew or bite on something
2
: champ entry 1 sense 2
—usually used in the phrase chomping at the bit
chomp
noun
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