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Uncommonchewing
The correct spelling is chewing.
How to pronounce chewing
verb
Say it like: Che-win-g
The correct spelling is chewing. 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. For example: "Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!"
Usage Examples
“Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!”
“He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.”
“The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
- 3.To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
- 2.The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
- 3.The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
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