Chew - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (syn: chewing, mastication)
verb
Extra examples
We were taught to chew our food thoroughly before swallowing.
He chews with his mouth open.
You're not allowed to chew gum in class.
A mouse chewed through the cord.
The dog chewed a hole in the rug.
You've been chewing away all afternoon, you can't still be hungry.
The dog was chewing on a bone.
The committee wants time to chew over the question of the new appointments.
Let me chew it over for a few days, and then I'll let you have my answer.
This meat's so tough I can hardly chew it!
We gave the dog an old shoe to chew on.
Why don't you just chew on it for a while before making your decision?
Jim likes to have some difficult matter to chew on.
Don't chew with your mouth open.
Chew your food well before you swallow.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: chew
he/she/it: chews
present participle: chewing
past tense: chewed
past participle: chewed
singular: chew
plural: chews
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