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Definition of Chomping
1. Noun. The act of chewing noisily.
Definition of Chomping
1. Verb. (present participle of chomp) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chomping
1. chomp [v] - See also: chomp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chomping
Literary usage of Chomping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"When I went down into the public room, the Frenchman had his bottle of wine and
plate of food on a bare table black with grease, and was ' chomping ' like a ..."
2. Change Is the Rule: Practical Actions for Change: On Target, on Time, on Budget by Winford E. Holland, Winford E. Holland, Ph.D. (2000)
"chomping at the bit to give us the “gotta change and gotta do it right this time”
speech. If I hear one more crack about changing on time and on budget, ..."
3. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain (1897)
"When I went down into the public room, the Frenchman had his bottle of wine and
plate of food on a bare table black with grease, and was "chomping" like a ..."
4. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Wild and crazy Dizzy Dean, crazier still Jimmy Pearsall, and beer-sucking, hot
dog-chomping, cigar-puffing Babe Ruth, to name a few. ..."
5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"chomping on a large cigar a Ia Castro —Alan Riding, Saturday Rev., 24 July 1976 - ..
eating up the keyboard a Ia Horowitz —Harold C. Schonberg, Harper's, ..."
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