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to chomp

to chomp

31 4.0
To bite or chew food loudly with big jaw movements
  • verb
  • /tʃɑmp/
translation icon : masticar
  • Donald lies on the floor, chomping a hoagie and reading a copy of Story by Robert McKee.

There's little, there's little ones that have teeth with big heads that want to chomp your throat.

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Examples

  • The giant panda, now vanished, chomped its way through the bamboo stands.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The dog eagerly chomped on the bone, enjoying every moment.

  • Don't chomp on it yourself.

  • "Human bones are showing up, and there they are busy chomping away at the site."

    Academic text (2007)
  • Suddenly, it raised its lips and chomped down on the beans.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Grant just watches as it opens its mouth very wide and chomps down on a branch over their heads.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Then he scooped half of it into his mouth and chomped vigorously while talking.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The Babyzilla continues to chomp on its fish as it nears Audrey.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • He chomped loudly on his sandwich during lunch, making everyone laugh.

  • As the children munched their snacks, you could hear them chomp on the crunchy chips.

Synonyms

to eat
vsto chomp
1.0

Put food or drink into your mouth, chew it and swallow it

is specifically loud and vigorous chewing rather than general eating
to chew
vsto chomp
457 1.0

To bite and grind food with your teeth to make it soft enough to swallow

adds stronger loud jaw movements beyond simple biting
to gnaw
vsto chomp
30 3.2

Bite or chew something again and again to make it smaller

is faster and louder, not slow destructive biting
to chow
vsto chomp
  • Informal
26 8.0

To eat food quickly and eagerly

focuses on noisy vigorous jaw movement, not casual eating
to gobble up
vsto chomp
  • Informal
19 3.0

To eat something quickly and eagerly

involves loud forceful chewing rather than fast swallowing
to gobble
vsto chomp
16 2.6

To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly

emphasizes vigorous jaw movement rather than speed with poor chewing
to munch on
vsto chomp
  • Informal
14 2.9

To eat something while chewing loudly and enjoying it

focuses on loud vigorous jaw action rather than enjoyment
to devour
vsto chomp
13 2.9

To eat food quickly because you are very hungry

is more about loud vigorous chewing, not only fast consumption
to champ
vsto chomp
9 7.9

To chew loudly to show impatience or eagerness

is even louder and more forceful in jaw movements
to wolf down
vsto chomp
  • Informal
7 5.8

Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry

stresses loud vigorous biting rather than rapid hunger eating
to bolt
vsto chomp
  • Informal
2 4.4

To eat food very quickly without chewing properly

involves noisy forceful chewing rather than hurried swallowing
to masticate
vsto chomp
2 7.9

To chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

is louder and more vigorous, not just thorough grinding
to manducate
vsto chomp
  • Formal
9.9

To chew food with the teeth

is more informal and emphasizes loud vigorous chewing
to nom
vsto chomp
  • Slang
9.9

To eat something quickly and enjoy it

focuses on loud vigorous jaw action rather than playful eating

How Forceful

to devour
13 2.9
to chomp
31 4.0
to munch
43 2.6
chew
45 1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

chomp infinitive
chomped past
chomped past participle
chomping present participle
chomps third person singular

Etymology

Chomp is a sound word that copies the heavy noise of 'biting' or strong chewing. Think of chewchomp is a noisy, forceful kind of chewing, so it means to chew with loud, powerful jaw movements.