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chewing up

/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ ʌp/

/ˈtʃu.ɪŋ ʌp/

Translations

chew upverb

chewing up

Gerund

chewed up

Past Simple

chewed up

Past Participle

chewing up

Gerund

/tʃuː ʌp/

/tʃu ʌp/

He tried to chew up the tough meat.

Он попытался пережевать жесткое мясо.

The dog managed to chew up my favorite shoes.

Собака умудрилась разжевать мои любимые туфли.

Additional translations

Synonyms

chew upverb

To grind or crush something with the teeth.

The dog managed to chew up the entire shoe before anyone noticed.

To damage or destroy something by chewing.

The paper shredder can chew up a stack of documents in seconds.

To consume or use up resources or time.

The project is starting to chew up more time than we initially planned.

To criticize or reprimand someone harshly.

The manager chewed up the team for missing the deadline.