English Explanatory Dictionary

chewing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of chew
noun
  1. The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
  2. The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
  3. The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Word forms

chewing chewings

Etymology

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.

Derived words

betelchewing chewing ball chewing gum chewingly chewing sponge fat-chewing gumchewing nonchewing scenery-chewing
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