chum for

phrase

US

: to throw pieces of fish off a boat as bait to attract (other fish)

They were chumming for sharks.

Examples of chum for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Consider the absurdity of carving a single oozing arancini into three or four pieces, doling out two measly salad leaves each to a foursome, or hacking a pristine fish fillet into chum for five. — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025

Some anglers like to pre-bait, or chum for carp by tossing out a spread of food to attract the fish. — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023

What’s more, higher temperatures also mean more beach-goers and bathers, providing more potential chum for sharks. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 July 2023

Everything from her tweets to her board positions was twisted into chum for the culture wars. — Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023

Rhymes for chum for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore