chomping

UK
/ˈtʃɒmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɑmpɪŋ/

Translations

chompingnoun
chompings
pl
The sound of chomping was loud in the quiet room.
Звук жевания был громким в тихой комнате.
Additional translations
chompinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtʃɒmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɑːmpɪŋ/
chompverb

chomping

Gerund

chomped
Past Simple
chomped
Past Participle
chomping
Gerund
UK
/tʃɒmp/
US
/tʃɑmp/
The horse chomped on the carrot.
Лошадь чавкала морковью.
He chomped on the pencil while thinking.
Он грыз карандаш, размышляя.

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.