Chewing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaʊnwɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈadəθɹˌɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈadəθɹˌɪks/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈaʊnwɜːk/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

manduction masticate manducate chew mastication jaw

Parts of Speech

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

chewy	adjective	requiring much chewing
chew	verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
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

Beißen und Mahlen von Speisen im Mund, damit diese weich genug zum Schlucken werden

🇫🇷French

mastication

mordre et broyer la nourriture dans la bouche pour qu'elle devienne suffisamment molle pour être avalée

🇪🇸Spanish

masticación

morder y moler la comida en la boca para que quede lo suficientemente suave como para tragarla

🇮🇹Italian

masticare

mordere e macinare il cibo in bocca in modo che diventi abbastanza morbido da poter essere deglutito

🇳🇱Dutch

kauwen

bijten en malen van voedsel in uw mond, zodat het zacht genoeg wordt om door te slikken

🇵🇹Portuguese

mastigar

morder e triturar alimentos na boca para que fiquem macios o suficiente para serem engolidos

🇷🇺Russian

жевание

кусать и перемалывать пищу во рту, чтобы она стала достаточно мягкой, чтобы ее можно было проглотить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चबाने

अपने मुँह में भोजन को काटना और पीसना ताकि वह निगलने के लिए पर्याप्त नरम हो जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

চিবানো

আপনার মুখের মধ্যে খাবার কামড় এবং পিষে যাতে এটি গিলতে যথেষ্ট নরম হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லுதல்

உங்கள் வாயில் உணவைக் கடித்து அரைப்பதால், அது விழுங்கும் அளவுக்கு மென்மையாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నమలడం

మీ నోటిలో ఆహారాన్ని కొరికే మరియు గ్రైండ్ చేయడం వలన అది మింగడానికి తగినంత మృదువుగా మారుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चघळणे

आपल्या तोंडात अन्न चावणे आणि पीसणे जेणेकरून ते गिळण्यास पुरेसे मऊ होईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાવવા

તમારા મોંમાં ખોરાકને કરડવું અને પીસવું જેથી તે ગળી શકે તેટલું નરમ બની જાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಿಯುವುದು

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಾಯಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ಕಚ್ಚುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ರುಬ್ಬುವುದು ಇದರಿಂದ ಅದು ನುಂಗಲು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮೃದುವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ച്യൂയിംഗ്

ഭക്ഷണം വായിൽ കടിക്കുകയും പൊടിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതിനാൽ അത് വിഴുങ്ങാൻ പാകത്തിന് മൃദുവാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਬਾਉਣਾ

ਆਪਣੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੋਜਨ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਸਣਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਨਿਗਲਣ ਲਈ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਨਰਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

چبانے

اپنے منہ میں کھانا کاٹنا اور پیسنا تاکہ یہ نگلنے کے لیے کافی نرم ہو جائے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咀嚼

在嘴里咬并磨碎食物，使其变得足够软以吞咽

🇯🇵Japanese

噛む

飲み込むのに十分な柔らかさになるように、口の中で食べ物を噛んだりすりつぶしたりする

🇰🇷Korean

씹는

음식을 입 안에서 깨물고 갈아서 삼킬 수 있을 정도로 부드러워지게 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhai

cắn và nghiền thức ăn trong miệng để nó đủ mềm để nuốt

🇹🇭Thai

เคี้ยว

กัดและบดอาหารในปากเพื่อให้อาหารนิ่มพอที่จะกลืนได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengunyah

menggigit dan menggiling makanan di mulut Anda sehingga menjadi cukup lunak untuk ditelan

🇵🇭Filipino

ngumunguya

pagkagat at paggiling ng pagkain sa iyong bibig upang ito ay maging sapat na malambot upang lunukin

🇲🇾Malay

mengunyah

menggigit dan mengisar makanan di dalam mulut anda supaya ia menjadi cukup lembut untuk ditelan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضغ

عض الطعام وطحنه في فمك حتى يصبح طريًا بما يكفي لابتلاعه

🇮🇷Persian

جویدن

غذا را در دهان گاز بگیرید و آسیاب کنید تا آنقدر نرم شود که بتوانید آن را ببلعید

🇹🇷Turkish

çiğneme

Yiyeceğin yutulabilecek kadar yumuşak hale gelmesi için ağzınızda ısırılması ve öğütülmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעִיסָה

נוגסים וטוחנים מזון בפה, כך שהוא הופך רך מספיק לבליעה

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