chewing

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of biting and grinding food in the mouth to soften it for swallowing.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de mastiquer et de broyer les aliments dans la bouche pour les ramollir avant de les avaler.

1. Mastication A2 formal

   The act of biting and grinding food in the mouth to soften it for swallowing.

   • Proper chewing is essential for good digestion.
   • The baby is learning the motion of chewing.
   • He was chewing his food slowly and carefully.

   🇫🇷Mastication

   Synonymes: mastication

• chewings plural form
• chewings' possessive plural form
• chewing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of crushing or grinding food with the teeth before swallowing.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désignant l'action de broyer ou de mâcher les aliments avec les dents avant de les avaler.

1. Crush food with teeth A1 formal

   To bite and grind food in the mouth to make it easier to swallow.

   • Chew your food thoroughly before swallowing.
   • The baby is learning to chew solid foods.
   • He chewed the steak slowly.

   🇫🇷mâcher

   Synonymes: bitechompcrunchgnawgrindmasticatemunch

2. Bite repeatedly A2 informal

   To bite something repeatedly, often without swallowing it.

   • She nervously chewed her fingernails.
   • The dog chewed on a bone for hours.
   • He chewed the end of his pen while thinking.

   🇫🇷mâcher

   Synonymes: bitechampchompcrunchgnawmasticatemunchnibble

3. Think about something B2 informal

   To think about something carefully or consider it over time.

   • I need some time to chew on your proposal.
   • He chewed over the problem all night.
   • Let me chew on that idea for a while.

   🇫🇷Méditer, retourner dans sa tête

   Synonymes: cogitateconsidercontemplatedeliberatemeditatemullmuseponderreflectruminate

• chewed past participle
• chewed past simple
• chewing present participle
• chews third person singular

Variantes phrasal: chew outchew overchew up