Uttal

  • UttalUS:
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  • UK:
    • IPA: /t͡ʃuː/
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Översättning
Verb
1.çiğnemek

Definitioner

Verb

  1. 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.
  2. To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
  3. (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Substantiv

  1. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
  2. (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
  3. (countable or uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Exempel

  • Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
  • The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
  • He keep his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
  • The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood.
  • The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.
  • Old politicians chew wisdom past.
  • He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.
  • Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
  • The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
  • The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
  • The first time he chewed tobacco, he swallowed his chew and got extremely sick.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipchewed
Imperfektchewed
Presensparticipchewing
Pluralchews
Tredje person singular indicativ presenschews