- chewing
- chewing chewing n.
biting your food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to
swallow.
Syn: chew, mastication. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
chewing
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Chewing — gum Chewing gum sous forme de dragées Le chewing gum ou gomme à mâcher est une gomme destinée à être mâchée. C est Thomas Adams, qui, mélangeant du chiclé (latex issu du sapotillier ou sapotier) avec de la résine et du sirop, fabriqua et… … Wikipédia en Français
chewing — or mastication Up and down and side to side movements of the lower jaw, using the teeth to grind food for easier swallowing. During chewing, the tongue shapes food into a lump and saliva lubricates it for swallowing. Chewing softens tough meat or … Universalium
chewing — жевательный chewing surface жевательная поверхность chewing sweets жевательные конфеты chewing tobacco жевательный табак chewing toffee жевательный ирис chewing gum жевательная резинка … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Chewing — chew chew (ch[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chewed} (ch[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chewing}.] [As ce[ o]wan, akin to D. kauwen, G. kauen. Cf. {Chaw}, {Jaw}.] 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. [1913 Webster] 2. To ruminate mentally;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chewing — noun Chewing is used before these nouns: ↑tobacco … Collocations dictionary
chewing — Synonyms and related words: appetite, ass reaming, bawling out, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, chain smoke, consumption, cropping, cud chewing, cussing out, deglutition, devouring, devourment, dieting, dining, drag,… … Moby Thesaurus
chewing — n. opening and closing of the jaws, act of grinding with the teeth, masticating, munching tʃuË n. bite; act of chewing v. grind food with the teeth … English contemporary dictionary
Chewing Gum (song) — Chewing Gum Single by Annie from the album Anniemal B side … Wikipedia
Chewing (Input Method) — Chewing Original author(s) Chewing core team Developer(s) Chewing core team Stable release 0.3.2 / December 1, 2008; 2 years ago … Wikipedia
Chewing gum — sous forme de dragées Le chewing gum ou gomme à mâcher est une gomme destinée à être mâchée. C est Thomas Adams, qui, mélangeant du chiclé (latex issu du sapotillier ou sapotier) avec de la résine et du sirop, fabriqua et commercialisa en 1872… … Wikipédia en Français
