chomped on

Meanings

1. 1verbintransitiveinformal

   Bit or chewed something noisily and eagerly, especially food.

   Grammar: Intransitive; used with 'on': chomped on an apple. The base form is 'chomp on'.

   Patterns

   • chomp on something
   • chomped on a piece of something

   The dog chomped on a bone in the corner of the room.

   He chomped on his sandwich while reading the newspaper.

   She chomped on a piece of gum during the entire meeting.

2. 2verbintransitiveinformal

   Bit something repeatedly, often in a noisy or playful way.

   Grammar: Intransitive; often used for animals or children: the puppy chomped on my shoe.

   Patterns

   • chomp on something

   The puppy chomped on my slipper until I took it away.

   The toddler chomped on a toy carrot.

Word forms

Common combinations

chomp on a bone

The dog likes to chomp on a bone after dinner.

chomp on gum

Students are not allowed to chomp on gum in class.

chomp on a cigar

The old man chomped on a cigar as he told stories.

chomp on something noisily

He chomped on his popcorn noisily during the movie.

Synonyms and how they differ

chew

Chew is the neutral, standard verb; chomp is more informal and emphasizes noisy or eager biting.

munch

Munch also means to eat steadily and often noisily, but it usually refers to eating a whole snack rather than biting a specific thing.

bite

Bite means to use the teeth to cut into something once; chomp suggests repeated or prolonged noisy biting.

Word family

chomp verb

To bite or chew noisily; the base verb without 'on'.

Commonly confused: chomped on or champ?

Practice

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