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chew

noun verb

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
C
Ends with
W
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

noun

  1. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

verb

  1. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

    “He jawed his bubble gum”

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Example Sentences

He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!
The cows were masticating the grass

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