chewing
Example Sentences
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The scout, who described elephant mothers mixing it in their mouths - "removing the leaves and chewing it until smooth, along with the roots of some other trees".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
One parent said her son worked better when he was chewing gum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
And after several weeks of 90-degree days, I had become devoted to grating tomatoes, an activity especially suited to weather in which chewing can seem like an unreasonable demand.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
I see that even Kendrick, elbows on his knees, is watching and chewing at a fingernail.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
