chewing
chewing · chewings
жування
Mastikation
The act by which something is chewed onThe act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
US/tʃˈuɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
(countable, uncountable)The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(countable, uncountable)The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
More definitions
- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Origin
From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”), equivalent to chew + -ing.
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Forms
plural: chewingsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow:chewmasticationmanduction
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable