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How to pronounce “chew”
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Pronunciation guide for chew
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of chew with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- New York in a Dozen Dishes
And they're rubbery, like chewing on rubber bands.
- Definition summary
- 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.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce chew
New York in a Dozen Dishes

And they're rubbery, like chewing on rubber bands.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “chew”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- 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.
- To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
- (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
- [Noun]
- The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
- Level of chewiness.
- A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
- (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
- (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
- (uncountable, informal) The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
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