Chew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaʊnɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈadəfˌɔːɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈadəfˌɔːɹə/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈaʊnɪt/.

Examples

He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!
The cows were masticating the grass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quid wad manduction masticate manducate cud plug chaw chewing mastication jaw

Parts of Speech

noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth “He jawed his bubble gum”

Word Forms

chew	verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chaw	verb	chew without swallowing
wad	verb	compress into a wad
chewy	adjective	requiring much chewing
masticate	verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chewer	noun	someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)
chew	noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chewing	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
mastication	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
jaw	noun	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kauen

ein Bündel von etwas Kaubarem wie Tabak

🇫🇷French

mâcher

une liasse de quelque chose à croquer comme du tabac

🇪🇸Spanish

masticar

un fajo de algo masticable como tabaco

🇮🇹Italian

masticare

un batuffolo di qualcosa di masticabile come il tabacco

🇳🇱Dutch

kauwen

een prop van iets kauwbaars als tabak

🇵🇹Portuguese

mastigar

um maço de algo mastigável como tabaco

🇷🇺Russian

жевать

комок чего-то жевательного, например табака

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चबाना

तम्बाकू जैसी चबाने योग्य किसी वस्तु का एक बंडल

🇧🇩Bengali

চিবানো

তামাক হিসাবে চিবানো যায় এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லுங்கள்

புகையிலை போன்ற மெல்லக்கூடிய ஏதாவது ஒரு வாட்

🇮🇳Telugu

నమలండి

పొగాకు వంటి నమిలే ఏదో ఒక కట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

चर्वण

तंबाखू म्हणून चघळता येण्याजोग्या गोष्टीचा वडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાવવું

તમાકુ તરીકે ચાવવા યોગ્ય વસ્તુનો એક વાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ತಂಬಾಕು ಎಂದು ಅಗಿಯಬಹುದಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ವಾಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചവയ്ക്കുക

പുകയില പോലെ ചവച്ചരച്ച ഒരു വാഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਬਾਉਣਾ

ਤੰਬਾਕੂ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਬਾਉਣ ਯੋਗ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਡੰਡਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چبا

تمباکو کے طور پر چبائی جانے والی چیز کا ایک گٹھا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嚼

一团可咀嚼的东西，如烟草

🇯🇵Japanese

噛む

タバコのように噛めるものの束

🇰🇷Korean

씹다

담배처럼 씹을 수 있는 것 뭉치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhai

một xấp thứ gì đó có thể nhai được như thuốc lá

🇹🇭Thai

เคี้ยว

ก้อนของบางอย่างที่เคี้ยวได้เหมือนยาสูบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengunyah

segumpal sesuatu yang bisa dikunyah seperti tembakau

🇵🇭Filipino

ngumunguya

isang balumbon ng isang bagay na ngumunguya gaya ng tabako

🇲🇾Malay

mengunyah

gumpalan sesuatu yang boleh dikunyah seperti tembakau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضغ

حزمة من شيء قابل للمضغ مثل التبغ

🇮🇷Persian

جویدن

یک دسته از چیزی جویدنی مانند تنباکو

🇹🇷Turkish

çiğnemek

tütün gibi çiğnenebilir bir tomar şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִלְעוֹס

צרור של משהו לעיסה כמו טבק

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The primary meaning of 'chew' is 'a wad of something chewable as tobacco'.

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