Слово англійською: chew
Дієслово
Переклад chew українською: жува́ти що (ї́жу), куса́ти, гри́зти
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow
- chew (at/on/through something) After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
- chew something (up) She finished chewing her mouthful of pizza.
- He is always chewing gum.
- [intransitive, transitive] to bite something continuously, for example because you are nervous or to taste it
- chew on/at something Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
- The dog was chewing on a bone.
- She was chewing at her lower lip.
- chew something to chew your nails
Homophones chews | choosechews choose
/tʃuːz/
- chews verb (third person of chew)
- She chews her lip thoughtfully before replying.
- choose verb
- The magazine will choose six young designers.
Word OriginOld English cēowan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kauwen and German kauen.
Idioms bite off more than you can chew
- to try to do too much, or something that is too difficultTopics Difficulty and failurec2
- (informal) to have a long friendly talk with somebody about something
- Randall stayed chewing the fat for a while.
- They met up once a year to chew the fat about the old days.
Phrasal Verbs