chomp
/tʃɒmp/verb
उच्चारण चॉम्प
चपर-चपर खाना, चबाना
Core word
- 1
[I, T] ~ (on/through sth) | ~ sth informal
to eat or bite food noisily
चपर-चपर खाना, चबाना
- The boys were chomping on apples.
- She chomped her way through a whole packet of chips.
- The horse chomped on a handful of hay.
+ 2 more examples
- He chomped through a plate of samosas in minutes.
- Stop chomping so loudly when you eat.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chomp (on / at / into) + food
Chomp is often followed by on, at or into before the food being bitten or chewed noisily. It can also take the food directly.
'Chomp' के बाद खाने की वस्तु से पहले प्रायः on, at या into आता है। यह सीधे object भी ले सकता है।
- The children chomped on crisp biscuits.
- He chomped his way through a plate of samosas.
chomp (intransitive)
Used without an object, it describes the noisy sound of eating itself.
बिना object के यह खाने की तेज़ आवाज़ का वर्णन करता है।
- Everyone could hear the horse chomping in the stable.
chomp at the bit (idiom)
This idiom is used for someone who is impatient to begin something. The commonly seen form 'champ at the bit' is also correct.
यह मुहावरा उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो कुछ शुरू करने के लिए अधीर हो। 'Champ at the bit' रूप भी सही है।
- The students were chomping at the bit to see their result.
chomp + adverb (away, down)
Adverbs such as away or down show that the eating goes on or that it is finished.
Away या down जैसे adverbs बताते हैं कि खाना जारी है या समाप्त हो गया।
- The goats chomped away at the green leaves.
+Collocations 5
chomp + food
applepopcornbiscuitcarrotgrass
- She sat chomping an apple during the break.
animal + chomp
cowshorsesgoatsrabbitselephants
- The elephants chomped sugarcane near the road.
chomp + preposition
onatintothroughaway
- He chomped through three parathas at breakfast.
chomp + adverb
noisilyhappilyhungrilysteadily
- The boys chomped hungrily after the match.
chomp + snack
chipstoastsugarcanecucumberpeanuts
- They chomped peanuts all through the film.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's little brother chomped on a carrot while watching cartoons.
राधिका का छोटा भाई cartoon देखते हुए गाजर चबा रहा था।
- The cows were chomping on fresh grass by the river.
गायें नदी के किनारे ताज़ी घास चबा रही थीं।
- Do not chomp loudly at the dining table.
खाने की मेज़ पर आवाज़ करके मत चबाएं।
- The team were chomping at the bit before the final.
फाइनल से पहले टीम शुरू करने के लिए बेचैन थी।
- He chomped down his lunch and ran to catch the bus.
उसने जल्दी-जल्दी अपना खाना खाया और बस पकड़ने दौड़ पड़ा।
- The monkey chomped a banana and threw the peel away.
बंदर ने केला खाया और छिलका फेंक दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The horse chomped to the carrot.
✓ The horse chomped on the carrot.
Chomp takes on, at or into, not to, before the food.
'Chomp' के बाद on, at या into आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ The team is chomping at the bit for starting the match.
✓ The team is chomping at the bit to start the match.
After this idiom use a to-infinitive, not for + -ing.
इस मुहावरे के बाद to-infinitive आता है, 'for + -ing' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
chomp at the bit
(informal) to be impatient to do something
(कुछ करने के लिए) बेताब होना
- The players were chomping at the bit to get onto the field.