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Chewing

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication. countable, uncountable
"And while the dog and the cat buses suffered considerable damage from the trapped animals' excretions, clawings, and chewings, the bus with the skunk was declared unsalvageable."
2
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow wordnet
3
The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant. countable, uncountable
4
The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek. countable, uncountable

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of chew form-of, gerund, participle, present
"The goat is chewing on your shirt!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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

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