English
Etymology
Probably of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'ʧ�mb(�)l/
Verb
chumble
- 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
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