chew
1 of 2verb/tʃuː/
Forms:chews,chewing,chewed,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.