chomp

[ chomp ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. champ ¹.

chomp

/ tʃɒmp /

verb

1. to chew (food) noisily; champ

noun

1. the act or sound of chewing in this manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of chomp¹

variant of champ ¹

Example Sentences

The most teeth-grinding great team in baseball chomped through a legacy of frustration on the sort of October night that, while once forgettable, now will live forever.

From Los Angeles Times

The desert setting and chomping alien monsters give “The Last Dance” a whiff of “Starship Troopers,” a soupçon of “Tremors,” nodding to those self-consciously campy B-movie creature features of yore.

From Los Angeles Times

Brown widow chomps hurt when they happen, leaving a burning sensation, but lack the “extreme widow envenomation symptoms,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

His brother has just killed their nephew in what could best be described as death by dragon chomp.

From New York Times

They can consume up to 11kg of insects a year, and just one can chomp as many as 50 bees a day.

From BBC

Related Words

• chew
• gnaw