How to pronounce chomp
Say it like CHOMP. Chomp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- CHOMP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Chomp pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- CHOMPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of chomp
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: CHOMP.
What does chomp mean?
- The act of chomping (see below)
- A unit of computing storage equal to sixteen bits (two bytes), which can represent any of 65536 distinct values.“An IPv6 address is represented as eight hexadecimal chomps.”
- To bite or chew loudly or heavily.“The dog chomped on the treat and swallowed it in one gulp.”
- To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character).
Where does chomp come from?
(computing storage unit): An allusion to byte, which sounds like bite.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with chomp
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Questions about saying chomp
How do you pronounce chomp?
Say CHOMP. The American pronunciation is /tʃɑmp/. In British English it is /tʃɒmp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in chomp?
Chomp is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: CHOMP.
Is chomp pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /tʃɒmp/ (CHOMP).