Definitions
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Word origin
From Middle English chewen, from Old English ċēowan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Cognate with West Frisian kôgje, Low German käwwen, Dutch kauwen, German kauen; also Latin gingīva (“gums”), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“to eat”), Polish żuć (“to chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto ژول (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”).
Used in a sentence
“Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!”
“The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.”
“The same chewn upon maketh one to avoid much phlegm.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bite and grind”4 letters
02“Grind with teeth”4 letters
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