chomping US
ˈtʃɑːmpɪŋ
See also: champing (UK)
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Definition of chomping - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

eatingUSsound or action of chewing or bitingUS
  • The chomping of the horse was loud in the barn.
gnawing munching nibbling

Adjective

1.
enthusiasmUSeager or enthusiastic about somethingUS
  • She was chomping to start the new project.
enthusiastic excited keen
2.
eatingRareUSactively chewing or biting noisilyRareUS
  • The chomping dog enjoyed its bone.
crunching gnawing munching
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Origin of chomping

English, chomp (to chew) + -ing (action)

Examples of chomping in a sentence

  • I could hear the chomping of the dog from the next room.
  • The team was chomping to win the championship.
  • He was chomping to share his ideas at the meeting.
  • The chomping children devoured their lunch.
  • I could hear the chomping cows in the field.

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  1. French:bruit de mastication, impatient, ...
  2. German:Kauen, begierig, ...
  3. Italian:masticazione, impaziente, ...
  4. Spanish:mordisquear, ansioso, ...
  5. Portuguese:mastigação, ansioso, ...
  6. Chinese:咀嚼声, 迫不及待的, ...
  7. Japanese:ムシャムシャ, 熱心な, ...
  8. Arabic:مضغ, تَوّاق, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְעִיסָה, נִלְהָב, ...
  10. Russian:чавканье, рвущийся, ...
  11. Ukrainian:чавкання, завзятий, ...
  12. Hindi:चबाने की आवाज़, उत्सुक, ...
chomp US
tʃɒmp

Definition of chomp - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
eatingtr./intr.USbite or chew loudly or heavilytr./intr.US
  • He chomped on the apple noisily.
crunch munch
2.
technologytr.TECH.USremove the final character from a text stringtr.TECH.US
  • The script chomps the newline from each line.
trim truncate

Noun

1.
chewing actionact of chewing with force
  • The dog gave a strong chomp on the bone.
bite munch
2.
soundsound made when chewing loudly
  • I heard a loud chomp from the next room.
crunch munch
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Expressions with chomp

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eagerly await an opportunity to act
He was chomping at the bit to share his ideas.
bite or eat something eagerly or forcefully
He chomped down on the juicy burger.
bite or chew something with enthusiasm
He likes to chomp on his favorite snack.

Origin of chomp

Imitative, chomp (sound) + -p (suffix)

Examples of chomp in a sentence

  • The dog chomped on his toy happily.
  • The program will chomp the last character of the input.
  • You need to chomp the trailing spaces from the string.
  • He heard a loud chomp as the apple was bitten.
  • The chomp of the carrot echoed in the quiet room.
  • The chomp of the apple was audible.

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  1. French:croquer, coup de dent, ...
  2. German:kauen, Biss, ...
  3. Italian:sgranocchiare, morso, ...
  4. Spanish:morder, mordisco, ...
  5. Portuguese:trincar, mordida, ...
  6. Chinese:咬, 咀嚼, ...
  7. Japanese:ガリガリと噛む, ガブリ, ...
  8. Arabic:قَضَمَ, عَضَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִלְעוֹס בְּרַעַשׁ, נְשִׁיכָה, ...
  10. Russian:хрустеть, вцепление, ...
  11. Ukrainian:гризти, вгризання, ...
  12. Hindi:जोर से चबाना, काट, ...
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