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chomping

/ˈtʃɒmpɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɑmpɪŋ/

chomping down

Translations

chompingnoun

chompings

mâchonnementAction de mâcher ou de mordiller avec vigueur.

The chomping of the horse on its hay could be heard from across the stable.

Le mâchonnement du cheval sur son foin pouvait s'entendre de l'autre côté de l'écurie.

Synonyms

chompinggerund / present participle

/ˈtʃɒmpɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɑːmpɪŋ/

mâchantQui mâche ou mordille avec vigueur.

The chomping dog shredded the toy within minutes.

Le chien mâchant a déchiqueté le jouet en quelques minutes.

Synonyms

chomping at the bit

chompverb

chomping

Gerund

chomped

Past Simple

chomped

Past Participle

chomping

Gerund

/tʃɒmp/

/tʃɑmp/

mâcherBruyamment, avec un mouvement de mâchoires marqué.

The horse chomped on the fresh hay in the stable.

Le cheval mâchait bruyamment le foin frais dans l’écurie.

dévorerManger avec avidité et enthousiasme.

He chomped through the sandwich in record time.

Il a dévoré le sandwich en un temps record.

Additional translations

supprimerInformatique ; pour retirer le caractère de fin de ligne.

Synonyms

Definitions

chompingnoun

The act of chewing or biting something with a strong, vigorous motion.

The chomping of the horse on its hay could be heard from across the stable.

chompinggerund / present participle

Chewing or biting with strong, vigorous motions.

The chomping dog shredded the toy within minutes.

chompverb

To chew or bite on something noisily.

The horse chomped on the fresh hay in the stable.

To eat something eagerly and with enthusiasm.

He chomped through the sandwich in record time.

(Computing) To remove the trailing newline character from a string, especially in Perl.

Use chomp to strip the newline at the end of each line you read from the file.

(usually in the phrase "chomp at the bit") To display impatience or eagerness to start.

The athletes were chomping at the bit waiting for the race to begin.