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chewing

/ˈtʃuːɪŋ/

/ˈtʃuɪŋ/

chewing off

chewing on

chewing up

chewingnoun

Translations

жевание

Chewing is an important part of the digestive process.

Жевание является важной частью процесса пищеварения.

Additional translations

разжёвывание

пережёвывание

Definitions

The act or process of grinding or crushing food with the teeth.

Chewing is an important part of the digestive process.

Synonyms

chewinggerund / present participle

/ˈtʃuːɪŋ/

/ˈtʃuɪŋ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote that the following noun is intended for chewing or involves chewing.

Definitions

Intended to be chewed or relating to the action of chewing.

He bought a pack of chewing gum.

chewverb

chewing

Gerund

chewed

Past Simple

chewed

Past Participle

chewing

Gerund

/tʃuː/

/tʃu/

Translations

жевать

She likes to chew gum.

Она любит жевать жвачку.

пережёвывать

He needs to chew his food thoroughly.

Ему нужно тщательно пережёвывать пищу.

Additional translations

чавкать

Definitions

To grind or crush food with the teeth.

She chews her food slowly to aid digestion.

To bite repeatedly or continuously.

The dog loves to chew on his favorite toy.

To meditate on or ponder over something.

He chewed over the problem for hours before finding a solution.

Synonyms

chewnoun

Definitions

The act of biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

He took a chew of the steak before swallowing.

A piece of something that is meant to be chewed, such as gum or tobacco.

He offered me a chew of his favorite gum.

Chewing tobacco.

He kept a plug of chew in his back pocket.

chewadjective

Definitions

Designed or intended for chewing.

The puppy gnawed happily on a chew toy.