chew

Examples

• All

• Spit that chewing gum out!

  The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

• I always use chewing gum on these rides.

  Fletch (1985)

• What's with the chewing gum?

  Godzilla (1998)

• But the most important instruction given to them was: "Remember, no chewing gum on stage!"

  Academic text (2009)

• Her symptoms were medium-grade difficulty with chewing, speech, and tongue movements.

  Academic text (2008)

• Therefore, we were not surprised to find an association between DEHP metabolites and chewing gum and ice cream consumption.

  Academic text (2015)

• Det. Bradford, I'm sorry, but we don't allow gum chewing in this house.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Doctor, there's some chewing gum wedged back in his molar.

  My Favorite Martian (1999)

• Incisors tear at eel; noisy chewing, followed by a nearly inaudible groan of pleasure.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I took a long chew on the tough steak to make it easier to swallow.

Synonyms

C

chomping

vschew

5 5.1

Loud chewing of food using strong bites

is the same action performed quietly or without force

C

chewing

vschew

2 1.0

Biting and grinding food in the mouth to make it soft enough to swallow

is the base term for the same act rather than the -ing form

M

mastication

vschew

• Specialized

1 7.7

Chewing food in the mouth to make it easier to swallow

focuses on making food soft enough to swallow rather than general preparation

M

manduction

vschew

9.9

The act of biting and grinding food in the mouth to make it soft enough to swallow

means the same action but uses a different word form

Idioms

C

to chew the fat

• Informal

3 7.9

Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time

C

to chew the scenery

• Informal

1 9.6

To act in a very exaggerated way to get attention in plays or films

W

to walk and chew gum at the same time

• Informal

1 7.2

To do two simple things at the same time

C

to chew the meat and spit out the bones

• Informal

8.0

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

C

to chew the cud

• Informal

7.7

To talk in a relaxed way about old times

M

mad enough to chew nails

• Archaic

9.9

Very angry and ready to do something extreme

Compounds

P

pa chew cheng

9.9

A traditional Chinese cake with a soft, chewy texture and sweet flavor

How Hard

chomp

6 5.3

bite

256 1.0

chew

45 1.0

to nibble

56 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology