chewed on
Worked with teeth
Chewed on describes something that has been gnawed or worked over with the teeth: The dog's chewed-on toy lay in the corner.
Figuratively, to chew on something is to think it over carefully, so chewed on can mean considered or mulled: a problem I've chewed on for weeks.
- chompedChewed noisily
- ruminatedThought deeply about
- thought overReflected on carefully
- gnawedChewed persistently
- contemplatedThought deeply about
worried · deliberated · pondered · slept on it · bite · jaw · considered · meditated · reflected · masticate · analyzed · cud · speculated · food for thought · dwelled · munched · brooded · fretted
mental processing
chewed ondismissed
Released from duty
ignored · brushed aside · disregarded · brushed off · overlooked
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