CHEWING Synonyms

• the act of chewing noisily

• (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

• material resulting from the process of grinding

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• bite or chew on with the teeth

• become ground down or deteriorate

• a large bite

• Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

• crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound

• grind and knead

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

• a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

• a light informal meal

• (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

• wit having a sharp and caustic quality

• a strong odor or taste property

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• a portion removed from the whole

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• penetrate or cut, as with a knife

• deliver a sting to

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• chew without swallowing

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• chew noisily or vigorously

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

• the sound of something crunching

• a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

• the act of crushing

• make a crushing noise

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

• the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• talk incessantly and tiresomely

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

• censure severely or angrily

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

• the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

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

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

• an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

• a term used in Scottish names of promontories

• reflect deeply on a subject

• heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink

• the source of an artist's inspiration

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

• reflect deeply on a subject