Thesaurus results for CHEWING

chewing

verb

present participle of chew

as in eating

to crush or grind with the teeth please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke

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Recent Examples of chewing Tooth enamel is the tough outer coating that shields your teeth from chewing, acids, temperature swings and daily wear. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Why tooth enamel can’t grow back Think of enamel as your teeth’s armor, a hard outer shell that protects them from chewing, acids, temperature changes and everyday wear and tear. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Phillip Gong Gong, my grandfather, teased her, chewing the gristly meat and semi-raw cabbage chunks. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The third sits nearer the ear and detects chewing and teeth clenching. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 The cheek-facing side, the chewing surface and the often-forgotten inside surface near the tongue or roof of the mouth. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Appropriated from a John Cale album, the title accurately describes scenes of bloodletting committed by bizarre, scenery-chewing yakuza members, and the energy hovers somewhere around a bloodier-than-baseline Takashi Miike movie from the mid-2000s. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 However, the wear patterns on the teeth were consistent with sucking — not chewing — hard, round abrasive objects over many years, Brumm says. — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewing

Verb

Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of eating

Verb

Not going full bore, as Jim said during Wednesday’s Morning Meeting, but nibbling.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
At the event, some rugs were laid out on the grass in lieu of picnic blankets for guests to lounge on while nibbling on light bites; others were suspended from metal frames like tapestries.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of nibbling

Verb

People looking on, some still munching on mini quiche and green-chile breakfast potatoes, laughed.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Drive-in theaters are synonymous with summer, watching a Hollywood blockbuster under the stars while munching popcorn.

— Tamara Dunn, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of munching

Verb

That marks a decline from the 2002–2004 period, when 79% of Catholics reported consuming alcoholic beverages.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Adding the 11-tap receiver equalizer increased the rate to 200 Gb/s, with the modulator consuming 63 fJ per bit.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026