chewing

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Verb

present participle and gerund of chew

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
2. (countable, uncountable) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
3. (countable, uncountable) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Sinonimai

mastication

masticatory

manducatory

chew

rumination

eating

manduction

nibbling

grind

mill

morsel

bit

pulverisation

pulverization

Vertimai

masticación

mastication

mâcher

mâchant

kauwen

mâchement

kauend

Happen

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: chewynge

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: *ċēowende

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: chewyng

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: ċīwung

In summary

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.