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chewing.

The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of chew

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    The goat is chewing on your shirt!
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

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