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u:(to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.) tyggetyggeIsubst. \/ˈtʃuː\/1) tygging2) skrå(tobakk)3) tyggegummi, seig karamellIIverb \/ˈtʃuː\/1) tygge2) ( overført) gruble (på), pønske (på)3) tygge tobakk, tygge tyggegummichew it over tenke på sakenchew somebody out (amer., slang) skjelle ut noenchew somebody's ear gi noen gnagsår i øret, prate i det uendelige til noenchew the cud se ➢ cudchew the fat\/rag ( hverdagslig) prate, skravle i vei, gnåle, klagechew up ødelegge, rive i stykker
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chew out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chew over — verb reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 1) I mulled over the events of the afternoon philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate • Syn: ↑think over,… … Useful english dictionary
chew up — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ruminate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin , rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud Date: 1533 transitive verb 1. to go over in the mind… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chew the fat — verb talk socially without exchanging too much information the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze • Syn: ↑shoot the breeze, ↑chat, ↑confabulate, ↑confab, ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chatter, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chew out — verb To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke. His dad chewed him out after seeing the failing grades … Wiktionary
chawed — verb i.e. nonstandard variant of chewed … Wiktionary
chew — verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly, well ▪ slowly, thoughtfully ▪ up ▪ Chew your food up thoroughly before you swallow it. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
chew — verb Carolyn chewed a mouthful of toast chew over chew the fat Syn: munch, chomp, champ, crunch, nibble, gnaw, eat, consume; formal masticate, manducate … Thesaurus of popular words
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chew — chew1 [ tʃu ] verb ** intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to bite food in your mouth into small pieces so that you can swallow it: High fiber foods take longer to chew. chew on: He was chewing on his meat as if he found it hard to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English