Synonyms of chewing

chewing

verb

present participle of chew

as in eating

to crush or grind with the teeth

please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eating
• masticating
• nibbling
• chawing
• munching
• champing
• biting (on)
• consuming
• crunching (on)
• gnawing (on)
• chomping (on)
• swallowing
• snacking
• ruminating
• devouring
• noshing
• sinking one's teeth into
• gulping
• ingesting
• scarfing
• wolfing
• picking (at)
• scoffing
• mumbling
• gobbling (up or down)
• gorging
• gumming
• pecking (at)
• nipping
• bolting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chewing

One such case involved a man in Texas who had the gene associated with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a condition that causes severe intellectual disability and self-harm—chewing one’s fingers and lips, head-bashing, eye-poking. —Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Then, brush the inside surface and the chewing surface of your teeth. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026

Practical advice for managing rose garden pests This season, rose gardeners in San Diego are encountering both sucking and chewing pests. —Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

In the study, chewing difficulties were associated with more severe IBS symptoms. —Brian Mastroianni, Health, 2 Apr. 2026

Some have gone further, publicly chewing khat on the campaign trail, a gesture that signals solidarity and which has become something of a ritual in Kenyan electoral cycles, with aspiring leaders competing to demonstrate the sincerity of their commitment to khat farmers and traders. —Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Methods for maximizing looks range from workouts and skin-care routines to more radical options, such as chewing hard gum for hours to get a squarer jaw. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

But other times, the answer lies in the quiet changes that can occur in chewing and swallowing as people age. —Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026

For example, accurate calorie counts are particularly difficult to calculate for plant foods, which have cell walls that can be heard for teeth to break through, since chewing is the first phase of digestion, Moyer said. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026