chomp
verb /tʃɒmp/
/tʃɑːmp/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chomp | /tʃɒmp/ /tʃɑːmp/ |
| he / she / it chomps | /tʃɒmps/ /tʃɑːmps/ |
| past simple chomped | /tʃɒmpt/ /tʃɑːmpt/ |
| past participle chomped | /tʃɒmpt/ /tʃɑːmpt/ |
| -ing form chomping | /ˈtʃɒmpɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɑːmpɪŋ/ |
- to eat or bite food noisily synonym munch
- chomp (away) (on/through something) She was chomping away on a bagel.
- chomp something I don't like the way he chomps his food.
- He chomped his way through two hot dogs.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: imitative.