Meaning & use
chomp
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to bite or chew something noisily and vigorously.
See it in a sentence
The dog chomped happily on its new rawhide bone.
She chomped down on the apple before rushing out the door.
A note on using this word
Chomp is informal and often used for enthusiastic or forceful biting, as in the phrase 'chomping at the bit,' meaning eager to start.
Words with a similar meaning
munchgnaw
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Words with an opposite meaning
nibble
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