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verb

chew v. t. (past & past part. chewed; pres. part. chewing)

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

To ruminate mentally; to meditate on. "He chews revenge, abjuring his offense."

To chew the cud, to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate. "Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat."

Chew v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. "old politicians chew wisdom past."

noun

Chew n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. (Law)

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Etymology of 'Chew'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chew" Quotes from Famous Books

... suffer corporally, cannot certainly be eaten corporally; but so they affirm concerning the body of our blessed Lord; it cannot do or suffer corporally in the Sacrament, therefore it cannot be eaten corporally, any more than a man can chew a spirit, or eat a meditation, or swallow ...

— The Literary Remains Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Edited By Henry Nelson Coleridge

... side to side, affecting to chew to gain confidence]: Well, Mr. Gibson, to come down to plain words—there ain't no two best ways o' ...

— The Gibson Upright • Booth Tarkington

... moisten bran during the passover for chickens, but they may scald it. A woman must not moisten bran in her hand when she goes to the bath. But she may rub it dry on her flesh. A man should not chew wheat and leave it on a wound during Passover, ...

— Hebrew Literature

... hope he doesn't eat me!" thought the Candy Rabbit. "It is lucky I can speak and understand animal talk. When I get in the pony's stall I'll call out and ask him not to chew me up ...

— The Story of a Candy Rabbit • Laura Lee Hope

... yourself. I have half killed myself with writing it, for I chew opium every night to ...

— Olla Podrida • Frederick Marryat

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