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chew

verb

  1. chew (food)

    咀嚼（食物）

    to bite and grind with the teeth

    歯で噛みすりつぶすこと
    • He jawed his bubble gum
      彼はバブルガムをくちゃくちゃ食べた
    • Chew your food and don't swallow it!
      食べ物を噛んで下さい、飲み込まないで下さい！
    • The cows were masticating the grass
      牛は、草を咀嚼していた

noun

  1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

    飲み込めるくらい柔らかくなるよう食べ物を口の中で噛み砕く

  2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

    タバコとして噛める何かの詰め物

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