chewing

chew

C0282000 (cho͞o)v. chewed, chew·ing, chews v.tr.1. To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.2. To meditate on; ponder: chew a problem over.v.intr.1. To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.2. To cogitate; meditate: chewed on the difficulties ahead.3. Informal To chew tobacco as a habit.n.1. The act of chewing.2. Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco.Phrasal Verb: chew out Slang To reprimand; scold.Idioms: chew the cud Slang To ponder over; meditate.chew the fat/rag Slang To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.

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[Middle English cheuen, from Old English cēowan.]

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chew′a·ble adj.chew′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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chewing - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallowmastication, chew, manductionchange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicschomping - the act of chewing noisilygumming, mumbling - ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)rumination - (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"eating, feeding - the act of consuming food

Translations

μάσησηmasticación