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chewing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chew, manduction, mastication |
| Type of | change of state |
| Has types | mumbling, rumination, chomping, gumming |
| Derivation | chew |
Examples of chewing
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Efforts to get free can go to extremes, with bears sometimes chewing off a foot.
From the suntimes.com
By chewing more, you can help resolve constipation, indigestion, and overeating.
From the theepochtimes.com
Also, chewing gum helped me quit sticking food in my mouth when I wasn't hungry.
From the delawareonline.com
Mounting the attack was an outspoken, cigar-chewing attorney named Joseph Oteri.
From the time.com
Is it still in the same location, or do you hear chewing elsewhere in the house?
From the dailyherald.com
The pit bulls'owner says they had escaped their yard by chewing through a fence.
From the thenewstribune.com
To relieve his addiction and protect his health, he's been chewing nicotine gum.
From the theatlantic.com
The extract could be a boon for oral health when added to chewing gum and mints.
From the sciencedaily.com
The size of our jaw seems to depend on how much chewing we did while growing up.
From the newscientist.com
- Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
- A wad of something chewable as tobacco
- Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
- Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes. ...
- Chew is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book series written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory and published by Image Comics.
- A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing; Chewing tobacco; A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw; To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed; To grind ...
- (chewed) that has been chewed; masticated
- (Chewing) Problems associated with the teeth can have a negative impact on digestion as food may either be lost or enter the stomach whole. Chewing produces saliva that contains bicarbonate which helps neutralise acid in the stomach and eases the passage of food into the stomach.
- (Chewing) Refers to the modified mouth parts of some insects that comprise a pair of mandibles enabling them to chew and tear up food.
