chomping
5
5.1
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːmpɪŋ/
:
masticar
- Lunch was a curious business, with all conversation suspended, and the room dead silent but for the hum of the air conditioner and the resolute chomping of twelve pairs of jaws.
- chomping gum
- chomping on popcorn
- chomping sound
Examples
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That said, it's not about diving into a packet of biscuits or chomping on a greasy slice of pizza.
Blog text (30) -
As they started down the wooden stairs to the landing, Pete heard a large chomping sound and then a scream.
Fiction book (2000) -
As a result, far fewer leaf-chomping caterpillars can feed their way into adulthood.
Academic text (2001) -
With plates loaded, the feeding frenzy now began—violent stuffing, chomping, gulping, ingesting, and belching.
Fiction book (2002) -
The chomping of the children at the picnic was loud and made everyone laugh.
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You could hear the chomping of the horse as it eagerly munched on the hay.
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Their chomping on the popcorn was impossible to ignore during the movie.
Synonyms
244
1.0
Putting food into your mouth and swallowing
45
1.0
The action of biting and grinding food with your teeth before swallowing
43
1.3
A loud, sharp sound made when you bite or step on something
2
1.0
Biting and grinding food in the mouth to make it soft enough to swallow
1
7.7
Chewing food in the mouth to make it easier to swallow
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chomping comes from the short sound-word chomp, a word that copies the loud bite of teeth. So chomping is an easy image for noisy or strong 'chewing'.