Chomp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

chew noisily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈuːlɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪɡənˌɒpəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪɡənˌɒpəɹəs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈuːlɪs/.

Examples

The boy chomped his sandwich

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

champ bite

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
verb	chew noisily “The boy chomped his sandwich”

Word Forms

bite	verb	to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
chomp	verb	chew noisily
chomping	noun	the act of chewing noisily
chomp	noun	the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kauen

der Akt des Greifens oder Abkauens mit den Zähnen und Kiefern

🇫🇷French

grignoter

l'acte de saisir ou de mâcher avec les dents et les mâchoires

🇪🇸Spanish

morder

el acto de agarrar o masticar con los dientes y las mandíbulas

🇮🇹Italian

masticare

l'atto di afferrare o masticare con i denti e le mascelle

🇳🇱Dutch

kauw

de handeling van het vastgrijpen of afkauwen met de tanden en kaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

mastigar

o ato de agarrar ou mastigar com os dentes e mandíbulas

🇷🇺Russian

чавкать

акт захвата или пережевывания зубами и челюстями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चॉम्प

दाँतों और जबड़ों से पकड़ने या चबाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

চম্প

দাঁত এবং চোয়াল দিয়ে চেপে ধরা বা চিবানোর কাজ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોમ્પ

દાંત અને જડબાથી પકડવાની અથવા ચાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോമ്പ്

പല്ലുകളും താടിയെല്ലുകളും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് പിടിക്കുകയോ ചവയ്ക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

چومپ

دانتوں اور جبڑوں سے پکڑنے یا چبانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咀嚼

用牙齿和下巴抓住或咀嚼的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ムシャムシャ

歯や顎で掴んだり噛み切ったりする行為

🇰🇷Korean

씹다

치아와 턱을 쥐거나 씹는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhai

hành động kẹp hoặc nhai bằng răng và hàm

🇹🇭Thai

กัด

การจับหรือเคี้ยวด้วยฟันและกราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengunyah

tindakan mencengkeram atau mengunyah dengan gigi dan rahang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أقضم بصوت عالي

فعل الإمساك أو المضغ بالأسنان والفكين

🇮🇷Persian

خرد کردن

عمل گرفتن یا جویدن با دندان ها و فک ها

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalamak

dişler ve çenelerle kavrama veya çiğneme eylemi

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What is the primary definition of the word 'chomp'?

The primary meaning of 'chomp' is 'the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws'.

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Using 'chomp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'chomp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'chomp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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