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chewing

2 syllables
noun
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As a noun, chewing means the act by which something is chewed on.

Meanings of chewing

4 meanings

verb

Present participle of chew

noun

  1. The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.

  2. drugsThe consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

  3. drugsThe consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

  4. Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

    Similar: chew, mastication, manduction

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft…
chewmasticationmanduction

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