The meaning of CHEW is to crush, grind, or gnaw (something, such as food) with or as if with the teeth : masticate. How to use chew in a sentence.

CHEW definition: 1. to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed: 2. to…. Learn more.

1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to tear or mangle, as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The sorting machine chewed up the letters. 3. to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy …

Be certain to eat slowly and chew your food extremely well. [VERB noun] Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple. [V + at/on] ...the sound of his mother chewing and …

When you chew, you use your teeth to grind up food before you swallow it. It can be pretty unpleasant to watch your brother chew his pizza with his mouth open. Usually when people …

CHEW meaning: 1 : to use your teeth to cut food into small pieces before you swallow it; 2 : to bite on (something) repeatedly with the teeth often + on

Definition of chew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.