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CHOMPING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chomping mean?
• CHOMPING (noun)
The noun CHOMPING has 1 sense:
1. the act of chewing noisily
Familiarity information: CHOMPING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of chewing noisily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chomping" is a kind of...):
chew; chewing; manduction; mastication (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
Derivation:
chomp (chew noisily)
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"Too much modesty brings shame." (Arabic proverb)
"It hits like a grip on a pig." (Dutch proverb)