Anagrams of: CHOMPING

• the act of chewing noisily

• intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• chew noisily or vigorously

• an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

• the music of Chopin

• United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)

• French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)

• pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading

• relating to speech

• of or relating to speech sounds

• a specific instance of feeling hopeful

• United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

• one of the three Christian virtues

• expect and wish

• be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

• intend with some possibility of fulfilment

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• orienting or directing homeward or to a destination

• of or relating to or measured in ohms