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English
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.
Verb
chewing
- present participle and gerund of chew
The goat is chewing on your shirt!
Etymology 2
From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”), equivalent to chew + -ing.
Noun
chewing (countable and uncountable, plural chewings)
- The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
2016, Jennifer Bramseth, Bourbon Springs Box Set: Volume II, Books 4-6: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.
- (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
- (drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
Derived terms
Translations
the act by which something is chewed
- Greek:
- Ancient: μάσησις f (másēsis)
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