chomp
/tʃɒmp
/verb [no object]
Munch or chew noisily or vigorously: she chomped on a roll...
- The boss man loosened the knot on his tie and angrily chomped on his Havana cigar.
- Have you ever sat opposite somebody at a meal who chomps their food?
- They will be chomping on chicken drumsticks and hamburgers and walking around everywhere.
noun [in singular]
A chewing noise or action.Colorful bands on a butterfly's wing provide camouflage among leaves and flowers, of course, but they can also divert a predator's eye toward the butterfly's tail, where a little bite won't matter as much as a chomp on the head....
- ‘Thank you, ma'am,’ I say, taking a chomp out of a cookie.
- Joe took a chomp out of a hamburger.
Phrases
chomp at the bit
Origin
Mid 17th century: imitative.