Chomping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound or action of one who chomps.

    "E. E. Cummings They had quite a layout, a regular picnic-lunch elaborate enough for kings or even presidents. The v-f-g in particular annoyed me by uttering alternate chompings and belchings."

  2. 2
    the act of chewing noisily wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chomp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"She was sitting on the sea wall, happily chomping away at her Cornish pasty, when he came sidling up to her."

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