chew
IPA: tʃˈu
noun
- The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
- Level of chewiness.
- A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
- (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
- (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
- (uncountable, informal) The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
- A surname.
- A river in Somerset, England
verb
- To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
- (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
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Examples of "chew" in Sentences
- I like chewing gum.
- The awl is useful for chewing on gum.
- He chewed on 240 packets of gum and 290 mints.
- It is the No.3 chewing gum manufacturer in the world.
- Leaves are moistened by chewing and applied to the bite.
- The remaining polymer has the consistency of chewed gum.
- It is also the only to consider the terms as chewing gum.
- The edits appear to inflate the importance of chewing gum.
- Chewing of gum is permissible at the discretion of the classroom teacher.
- Chewing gum replaced tobacco as the favorite chew of the younger generation.
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