chumble

English

Etymology

Probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌmb(ə)l/

Verb

chumble (third-person singular simple present chumbles, present participle chumbling, simple past and past participle chumbled)

1. To peck at or nibble.

   • 1964: Little dogs (his spaniel’s eyes encountered many) leaped and fawned about her, their sharp neat teeth clogging in the soft candy they chumbled from her gloved hand. — Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like The Sun