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

In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Appropriated from a John Cale album, the title accurately describes scenes of bloodletting committed by bizarre, scenery-chewing yakuza members, and the energy hovers somewhere around a bloodier-than-baseline Takashi Miike movie from the mid-2000s. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

However, the wear patterns on the teeth were consistent with sucking — not chewing — hard, round abrasive objects over many years, Brumm says. — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

An unstimulated whole saliva flow test measures saliva production while a person is not eating or chewing. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026

Many scientists believe the drug’s primary neuroactive alkaloid, called arecoline, is only noticeable after chewing betel nuts processed with slaked lime. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

There’s little worse in a gardener’s mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

At the time, the Gators had been chewing through opponents at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Florida Field, and Spurrier thought their home deserved the kind of menacing identity other parts of college football carried. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Metal cages enclose the ends of the tube to prevent beavers from chewing or destroying them. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026