Chew vs. Manduction

Chewverb

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

Chewverb

To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

Chewverb

(informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Chewnoun

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

Chewnoun

A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.

Chewnoun

Chewing tobacco.

Chewnoun

A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Chewnoun

The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.

Chewverb

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

Chewverb

To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.

Chewverb

To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.

Chewnoun

That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

Chewnoun

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

Chewnoun

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

Chewverb

chew (food);

Manductionnoun

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist;

Manductionnoun

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow