Antonyms for chew
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1. 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.

   Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.

   Synonyms:
   mull, contemplate, ruminate, ponder, muse

2. chewverb

   Chewing tobacco.

   The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.

   Synonyms:
   ruminate, contemplate, ponder, muse, mull

3. chewverb

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

   The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.

   Synonyms:
   mull, contemplate, ponder, ruminate, muse

4. chewverb

   Synonyms:
   masticate, bite, chomp, crunch

5. chewverb

   Synonyms:
   rip, shred, pulverize, tear, grind

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1. chew

   Antonyms:
   gorge, bolt whole

   Synonyms:
   masticate, munch, eat

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1. chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wadnoun

   a wad of something chewable as tobacco

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, pot, peck, quid, mastication, hype, lot, quid pro quo, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, hack, fire hydrant, chewing, pile, muckle, stack, rechewed food, mass, spark plug, good deal, male plug, mountain, sight, stopple, plenty, deal, plug, mess, jade, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, fireplug, heap, great deal, pound, chaw, ballyhoo, mint, stopper, sparking plug, spate, cud, pound sterling, nag, hoopla, manduction

2. chew, chewing, mastication, manductionverb

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

   Synonyms:
   quid, chaw, manduction, plug, chewing, cud, mastication, wad, sacramental manduction

3. chew, masticate, manducate, jawverb

   chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

   "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

   Synonyms:
   bawl out, chitchat, chide, yack, masticate, remonstrate, shoot the breeze, yack away, take to task, gossip, confab, reproof, manducate, lambaste, jaw, chit-chat, claver, lambast, chew the fat, chew out, berate, natter, trounce, visit, dress down, have words, chew up, call down, reprimand, rattle on, scold, confabulate, rebuke, rag, yap away, chat, chatter, call on the carpet, chaffer, lecture

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1. chewverb

   Synonyms:
   masticate, munch, crunch, craunch, champ

How to use chew in a sentence?

1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

2. Susan Albers:

   I always recommend the 5 S's of mindful eating: sit down, smell, savor, slowly chew and smile, more is not better, even with food. It's all about experiencing and enjoying what you eat. That's what makes it truly satisfying.

3. Jeb Bush:

   He explained it in a way that I wasn't expecting, and I have to kind of chew on it a little bit.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   We are able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

5. Al Bochi:

   We encourage at least 20 minutes per meal, i understand that can be hard for a lot of people to implement, but start small. Turn off the TV, put away the cell phone, focus on meaningful conversations, chew slowly and pause between bites. That could be the start to your mindful eating journey.

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