Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chomping at the bit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
chomp-ing at the bit
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chomp at the bit

Inflected Forms

champing at the bit (alternative)

Questions

What does chomping at the bit mean?
present participle and gerund of chomp at the bit

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