Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chewing

/tʃˈuɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
chew-ing
IPA
/tʃˈuɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chew

noun

The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chewynge, *ċēowende, *kewwandz, *kewwaną, chewyng, ċīwung

Usage

Inflected Forms

chewings (plural)

Derived Forms

betelchewing chewingly gumchewing nonchewing

Phrases

chewing ball chewing gum chewing sponge fat-chewing scenery-chewing

Synonyms

chew mastication manduction

Rhymes With

doing viewing pursuing reviewing brewing suing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing queuing

Questions

How do you pronounce chewing?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈuɪŋ/.
What does chewing mean?
present participle and gerund of chew
Where does chewing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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