chawed
Worked with teeth
Chawed is the past tense of chaw, a dialectal or old-fashioned variant of chew.
It appears in regional American speech and older literature: He chawed on a plug of tobacco.
The form sounds rustic or folksy compared to standard chewed.
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
Rechewed stomach contents
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- nibblingEating in small bites
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- jawBone holding teeth
molars · incisors · teeth · bite · gnaw · crunch · chomp · munch
nicotine
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
- dippingBrief immersion action
- spittoonReceptacle for expectorated tobacco
smokeless · quid · plug · snus · spit · lip · gums · pouch · wad · juice
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
jaw · molars · incisors · teeth · bite · gnaw · crunch · chomp · munch · savor
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
goat · buffalo · yak · giraffe · antelope · deer · elk · moose · bison · graze
pulverize
Crush to powder
mortar · grindstone · gnash · grater · granulate · shred · mince · fragment · grist · coarse
ruminate
Think deeply and repeatedly
consider · reflect · deliberate · meditate · brood · cogitate · muse · weigh