chewing

Definition of Chewing in English :

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Noun

1. chew, chewing, manduction, mastication

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chewing

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verb

1.

to work the jaws and teeth in order to grind (food); masticate

2.

to bite repeatedly

she chewed her nails anxiously

3. (intransitive)

to use chewing tobacco

4. chew the fat

noun

5.

the act of chewing

6.

something that is chewed

a chew of tobacco

Chewing

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verb transitive

1.

to bite and grind or crush with the teeth; masticate

2. US, Slang

to rebuke severely; reprimand

usually with out

verb intransitive

3.

to chew something

4. US, Informal

to chew tobacco

noun

5.

the act of chewing

6.

something chewed or for chewing; specif., a portion of tobacco for chewing

Chewing

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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.

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