chewing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *chewing*:
NOUN	act	chewing, chew, mastication, manduction	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

chewing > pronunciation
Sounds	chuw'ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *chewing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.
Synonyms	chew, mastication, manduction
Part of	eating, feeding	The act of consuming food
Narrower	chomping	The act of chewing noisily
	mumbling, gumming	Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
	rumination	(of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
Broader	change of state	The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics
Spanish	masticación
Catalan	masticació
Verbs	chew	chew (food)

HyperDic: chewing