Chew and Gum

Chew

Chew verb - To crush or grind with the teeth.
Usage example: please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke
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Synonyms for Chew

Gum and chew are semantically related. in grind with teeth topic. In some cases you can use "Gum" instead a verb "Chew".

Nearby Words: chewed, chewing, chewy

Gum

Gum verb - Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty.
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Synonyms for Gum

Chew and gum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chew" instead a verb "Gum".

Common collocations

feet chew feet gum feet

Both words in one sentence

  • Oral Fixation Parodied in Godzilla (1998): when passing a control point, the French take bubble gum and chew emphatically because "It makes [them] look more American."
    Source: Oral Fixation
  • Time to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all out of gum.
  • Andrea Mouse: I'm here to kill lemmings and chew bubblegum... and I'm all out of gum.
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