Synonyms:
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
Meaning: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
Usage examples
Chew on that a while, and you'll know who's boss."
I want something I can chew and taste," grumbled the Woozy.
There's more pitch in him than you can find in a big chew of spruce gum."
I'm not lucky enough even to find a sassafras bush to chew, or a bird's egg to suck.
"Take care, Sancho, not to chew on both sides, and not to eruct in anybody's presence."
If he falls they're liable to pile on him and chew him up before we can get to him!" commanded the guide.
I advised them to chew it and spit it out; but they were too excessively debilitated to be able to follow my advice.