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chew on ThesauruschewverbTo bite and grind with the teeth:champ, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.Regional: chaw.phrasal verb chew on or over To think or think about carefully and at length:cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.phrasal verb chew outSlang. To criticize for a fault or an offense:admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.Informal: bawl out, lambaste.Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.Translationschew on
chew on (something)1. Literally, to bite or gnaw on something. The baby has been completely miserable lately, except for when he's chewing on a teething ring.2. To contemplate something. I've been chewing on this job offer for days, but I still haven't made a decision.See also: chew, onchew on someone or something 1. to gnaw at something. The dog was chewing on my shoe. 2. Go to chew something over.See also: chew, onchew onv.1. To bite and grind something with the teeth: If we give the puppy a bone, maybe it will stop chewing on our shoes.2. To meditate or ponder something; think about something: I chewed on the question for a full minute before answering.See also: chew, on |