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- /tʃuː/
- /tʃuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /tʃuː/
Definitions of chewing word
- noun chewing Present participle of chew. 1
- noun chewing (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant. 0
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Parts of speech for Chewing
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chewing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chewing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chewing
noun chewing
- mastication — The process of chewing.
- munching — to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
- eating — eats, Informal. food.
- grinding — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
Top questions with chewing
- how to quit chewing tobacco?
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- who invented chewing gum?
- what does chewing ice mean?
- jaw cracking when chewing?
- teeth hurt when chewing?
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- how to get a dog to stop chewing?
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ch
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