chew

[tʃuː]

Definition:
1. To bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow.
2. Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

Use 'chew' in a sentence:

1. When Tom got back to Dallas, Perot called him over and chewed him out.
2. I took one of the pills and chewed it up.
3. It is healthy to chew food well before you swallow it.
4. Please close your mouth when you chew.
5. He tends to chew things over too much in his mind.
6. Most of the time people chew their food slowly, as my mother taught me so many years ago.
7. Goldstone chewed over the idea further.
8. And second, chew a lot of it.
9. This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
10. It would be better for you to chew a few cough drops to get rid of that cold you have.
11. Don't chew, break, or crush the tablet.
12. I'll let you chew it awhile, but you must give it back to me.
13. There is much to chew on here.
14. Sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.
15. Micky is used to handling dodgy deals but this time fears he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
16. Chew your food well before you swallow it.
17. The taste, texture, and feel of food are what we tend to focus on, but most important are the slight puffs of air as we chew our food—what scientists call "retronasal smell".
18. The guy pulled a stump of wood up next to me at the table and watched me chew through the sautéed woody stems.
19. You chew on your roommate's fingernails.
20. Chest meat, he asserted, is too stringy, whereas the drumstick of a young chicken is delicate and easy to chew.
21. Put your fork down when you chew.
22. Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.
23. They pause and chew their pencils.
24. Chew some "spicy" gum.
25. Babies like to chew on something when they're teething.
26. Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
27. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
28. Africans keep a small stick in their mouth to chew or scrub their teeth all day.
29. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
30. Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew.
31. Old men have to chew thoroughly before swallowing.
32. Savour the flavour of each mouthful, and chew your food well.
33. He chewed out the player, who apologized the next time I saw him.
34. But it's hard to smile, and chew.
35. Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well.
36. All you had to do was chew, swallow and pay.
37. He chews tobacco constantly.
38. Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods.
39. To Microsoft's critics, the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to chew up any innovative companies that lie in their path.
40. Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
41. We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours.
42. He was leaning over the gate chewing on a straw.
43. They stopped up leaks with chewing gum.
44. He is always chewing gum.
45. I've tried everything from herbal cigarettes to chewing gum.
46. She was admonished for chewing gum in class.
47. They are late, chew gum, talk to deskmates and have to be reprimanded and sent to the headteacher who is also a senior pupil.
48. Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.
49. One owner left his pet under the stairs where the animal chewed through electric cables.
50. I do not chew gum in public.
51. One girl was chewing gum.
52. Every spring the ozone is chewed up, and the hole appears.
53. He chewed at the end of his pencil, thinking out the next problem.
54. Chew your food well and do not rush meals.