chew
chew (chu) , transitive verb
[As ceówan, akin to Dutch kauwen, German kauen. Compare Chaw, Jaw.]
1.
To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
2.
To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.
Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Collocations (1)
To chew the cud , to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate.
Chew , intransitive verb
To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
old politicians chew wisdom past.
Chew , noun
That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. [Law]