Definition of CHEWING

chewing

Plural: chewings

Noun

  • biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
  • The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
  • The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
  • The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Verb

  • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
  • present participle and gerund of chew

Examples

  • The goat is chewing on your shirt!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 16

chewing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chewing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chewing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

chewing: valid Words With Friends Word