chew
Third Person
chews
Present Participle
chewing
Past Tense
chewed
Past Participle
chewed
1
to bite and crush food into smaller pieces with the teeth to make it easier to swallow
transitive
- He chews his food slowly to aid digestion.
- The cows chew cud in the peaceful meadow.
- The goats are chewing on the grass in the pasture.
- The dog has chewed up the newspaper on the living room floor.
- She has already chewed the pencil out of nervousness.