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chew over
chew over vb (tr, adverb) to consider carefully; ruminate on Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | chew over - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplatecerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjectsintrospect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsbethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindwonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" |
chew over
chew over1. To discuss something at length. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chew" and "over." I've chewed the job offer over with many people, but I still haven't decided what to do.2. To contemplate something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chew" and "over." I've been chewing over this job offer for days, but I still haven't decided what to do.3. To scold or address one harshly or angrily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chew" and "over." The boss is totally going to chew us over if he hears that we lost that big client.See also: chew, overchew something over 1. Inf. to talk something over; to discuss something. We can chew it over at lunch. Why don't we do lunch sometime and chew over these matters? 2. and chew on something Fig. to think something over. I'll have to chew it over for a while. I'm not sure now. I have to chew on all this stuff for a day or two. Then I'll get back to you.See also: chew, overchew overv.1. To think about or discuss something for a period of time: Your plan sounds good, but I'll have to chew it over. I chewed over the idea for a few days, but decided against it.2. To criticize or berate someone strongly: They really chewed me over for forgetting to write the report. When we were kids, my parents would chew over all of us whenever we made a big mess.See also: chew, overchew something over1. tv. to talk something over. Why don’t we do lunch sometime and chew this over? 2. tv. to think something over. I’ll have to chew it over for a while. I’m not sure now. See also: chew, over, somethingMedicalSeechewchew over
Related to chew over: chewerSynonyms for chew oververb reflect deeply on a subjectSynonyms- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- think over
- excogitate
- reflect
- ruminate
- speculate
- contemplate
Related Words- cerebrate
- cogitate
- think
- premeditate
- theologise
- theologize
- introspect
- bethink
- wonder
- question
- puzzle
- consider
- study
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