chawing
Working the jaw
Chawing is the present participle of chaw, a dialectal or old-fashioned word for chewing.
It usually describes vigorous, noisy mastication: The old man sat on the porch, chawing tobacco.
Chaw and chawing survive mainly in rural American speech and in deliberate folksy contexts.
Chewing food steadily
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- nibblingEating in small bites
- chompingChewing loudly or eagerly
- crunchingLoud breaking sound
gobbling · devouring · wolfing · scarfing · noshing · snacking · grazing · feasting
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- jawBone holding teeth
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- gnawingPersistent biting action
chomping · crushing · bite · saliva · mandible · tongue · incisors · canines
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- smokelessProducing no fumes
quid · plug · snus · spittoon · Copenhagen · addiction · habit · pouch
Thinking deeply, repeatedly
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
musing · reflecting · cogitating · meditating · considering · dwelling · thinking · wrestling
munching
Chewing food steadily
crunching · gobbling · devouring · wolfing · scarfing · noshing · snacking · grazing · feasting · savoring
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
gnawing · chomping · crushing · bite · saliva · mandible · tongue · incisors · canines · premolars
nicotine
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
smokeless · quid · plug · snus · spittoon · Copenhagen · addiction · habit · pouch · leaf
ruminating
Thinking deeply, repeatedly
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
brooding · musing · reflecting · cogitating · meditating · considering · dwelling · thinking · wrestling · digesting
chawingswallowing
Ingesting via throat muscles
gulping · bolting · spitting · expectorating · ingesting
chawingspitting out
Ejecting from the mouth
ejecting · disgorging · expelling · rejecting · refusing
chewy, chewing, chewed, chewable, chaw, chewer, chewers, mastication, chewiness