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verb

chew v. t. (past & past part. chewed; pres. part. chewing)

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

To ruminate mentally; to meditate on. "He chews revenge, abjuring his offense."

To chew the cud, to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate. "Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat."

Chew v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. "old politicians chew wisdom past."

noun

chewing n. Biting your food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

Synonyms: chew, mastication.

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Etymology of 'Chewing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... species of American apes royalty. It goes in for crests. It may have made its money in gum shoes or chewing tobacco, but it hires a genealogist to dig up a shield. Fine, if you are entitled to a crest. But fake genealogists will cook up a ...

— The Log-Cabin Lady, An Anonymous Autobiography • Unknown

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— Wide Courses • James Brendan Connolly

... spitting out the bonnet strings she had been chewing, and tossing back the thick black locks which nearly concealed her eyes from view. "Yes'm; it took me a good while to talk to ...

— Darkness and Daylight • Mary J. Holmes

... remembered that he wanted something more from the restaurant, and returned forth-with, slipping thermos bottle and all. He bought two packages of chewing gum to while away the time when he could not handily smoke, and when he returned to the car he went muttering disapproving remarks about the rain and the mud and the bottles. He poked his head under the front ...

— Cabin Fever • B. M. Bower

... autumn, flowers of every hue glistened and glowed in the bright sunshine that seemed always to lie on those lovely meadows. Near the house was the stable, in which stamped four spirited horses, and there, also, many shining cows stood at their cribs, peacefully chewing the fragrant grass with which they were well-supplied by the careful Battiste, an old servant who had served the family for many years. When Hans, the stable-boy, and all the other servants were away, busy on the estate, it was Battiste's habit to walk ...

— Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country • Johanna Spyri

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