chewing

[ choo ]

SEE DEFINITION OF chewing

verbgrind with teeth
verbthink about deeply

Synonyms for chewing

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Antonyms for chewing

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mastication

noun. rumination

Word Origin & History

Old English ceowan "to bite, gnaw, chew," from West Germanic *keuwwan (cf. Middle Low German keuwen, Dutch kauwen, Old High German kiuwan, German kauen), from PIE root *gyeu- "to chew" (cf. Old Church Slavonic živo "to chew," Lithuanian žiaunos "jaws," Persian javidan "to chew").

Figurative sense of "to think over" is from late 14c.; to chew the rag "discusss some matter" is from 1885, apparently originally British army slang. Related: Chewed; chewing. To chew (someone) out (1948) probably is military slang from World War II. Chewing gum is by 1843, American English, originally hardened secretions of the spruce tree.

Example Sentences forchewing

When will this entire nation leave off chewing tobacco, I wonder!

But he made amends by chewing like one that was just wound up.

She has left off chewing and smoking, having found a refuge in snuff.

It's like chewing dough—it sticks in your throat and chokes you.

When he had finished, Klaus sat for a while in silence, chewing his quid.

"Four or five weeks ago," said Alta, with the sound of chewing gum.

We dug roots and were chewing our own boot tops when the Indians found us.

“Some hoss physic,” broke in Toby, recommencing the chewing of his forefinger.

As for chewing your bread, you might as well try to chew a rubber band.

And he grinned a genial grin and climbed into his seat, chewing rapidly.

chewing

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mastication