- present participle of chew.
chewing
Example Sentences
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And after several weeks of 90-degree days, I had become devoted to grating tomatoes, an activity especially suited to weather in which chewing can seem like an unreasonable demand.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
It has enough backbone for the journey without requiring the determined chewing that makes lunch feel like a mandibular endurance event.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The research team now plans to conduct a larger study involving athletes to further examine how sugary chewing gum affects nitrate metabolism, blood pressure, and exercise performance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Our ancestors had larger jaws, suited to tougher diets that required heavy chewing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
He just knew that any minute a monkey would come flying out of nowhere, land on his back, and start chewing on him.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
