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champs

/ʃæmps/ /tʃæmps/

Meanings
verb
To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.

Examples :

"The hungry puppy champs at his kibble, eager to finish his meal. "
food animal sound action

Related Words

Illustration eager

eager adjective

/ˈiːɡə/ /ˈiɡɚ/

Sharp; sour; acid.

"The lemon juice was so eager, it made my mouth pucker. "

Illustration bite

bite noun

/bʌɪt/ /baɪt/

The act of biting.

"The dog's bite hurt the boy's hand. "

Illustration puppy

puppy noun

/ˈpʌpi/

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)

"The puppy played excitedly in the park, chasing squirrels. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration hungry

hungry adjective

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

"My stomach rumbled loudly; I was very hungry after a long morning of school. "

Illustration noisily

noisily adverb

/ˈnɔɪzɪli/ /ˈnɔɪzəli/

In a noisy manner; in such a way as to create a great deal of noise or sound

"They talked noisily and long into the night."

Illustration kibble

kibble noun

/ˈkɪbəl/

Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.

"The farmer poured a large bucket of kibble into the trough for the pigs. "

Illustration impatiently

impatiently adverb

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/

Without patience

"The student waited impatiently for the teacher to finish explaining the new math concept. "

Illustration chew

chew noun

/tʃuː/ /tʃu/

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

"I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew."

Illustration meal

meal noun

/miːl/ [miːʟ̩]

Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

"Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal."