I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chew food
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He chewed the food slowly and carefully.
chewing gum
chewing...cud
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a cow chewing its cud
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cud
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It is as much a pattern of their inner being as is tail-wagging or chewing the cud .
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All around me camels sat peacefully chewing the cud .
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After chewing the cud for a minute or two, they continue the fight.
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A bout of feeding early in the morning is followed by a lie down during which they chew the cud .
food
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The horse softens food before swallowing by chewing the food between his molars with a sideways grinding action of the lower jaw.
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If she chews each mouthful of food 32 times before swallowing, she probably does.
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Gladstone had recommended chewing each bite thirty-two times, so Fletcher chewed every mouthful of food until it was pulverized into liquid.
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He chewed his food by using his hand to move his jaw.
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The sound of her mouth chewing the food .
gum
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A trolley was wheeled past by two brutish-looking orderlies chewing gum .
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They starved themselves and chewed gum laced with laxatives to lose weight.
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Despite throwing chewing gum wrappers at stand-in boss Howard Wilkinson, he was still unable to get a game!
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By comparison, lottery tickets can be bought as easily as chewing gum at hundreds of retail outlets and news agents.
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Becky was chewing gum , Rufus thought.
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Aileen was so nervous that her whole body was bobbing up and down as she chewed gum .
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Ashley Haworth-Roberts, London Is there any physiological reason why chewing gum always keeps me awake while driving my car?
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She often showed up late for class, and she chewed gum and tossed her ponytail and whispered and giggled with Servio.
lip
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Emily chewed her lip , thinking about Hari and Craig.
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He chewed his lower lip in a grudging silence.
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Still trying to pull herself together, Merrill chewed her inner lip crossly.
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Walter flew out the door; leaving Gordy and Ivan chewing their lips and wringing their hands.
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Janine chewed her lip , staring spitefully at her child.
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Kate chewed on her bottom lip .
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Prince William, 10, chewed his lip anxiously while eight-year-old Harry stared wistfully ahead, dreaming of Christmases past.
nail
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She chewed her nails in Muir of Ord.
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When you left, Faunce was chewing nails !
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And there one writing, probably a letter, holding the paper sideways and chewing her nails .
piece
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The infant spat out its porridge, and even without teeth enjoyed chewing on a piece of bread.
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Tai Ki had literally been chewed to pieces in midocean.
way
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She'd found some hawthorn berries on a bush and was chewing her way through one with every sign of enjoyment.
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They watched it chew its faultless way through several plates.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Chew your food. Don't eat so quickly.
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Helen sat there, chewing a piece of gum.
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I chewed the toffee slowly.
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I gave the baby my key ring to chew on.
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My worst habit is chewing gum.
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There was a cow in the field, slowly chewing a mouthful of grass.
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You can just swallow oysters or you can chew them a little bit first.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All around me camels sat peacefully chewing the cud.
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Come here, Sausage, don't chew that rug!
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Do you want to chew on that?
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Riven chewed bread which had turned to sand in his mouth.
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She finds an apple and chews it loudly, then she lifts her head and scans all around.
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The normally grass-rich ranges are barren, chewed down to dust by ravenous cattle.
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The squirrel did not chew bark to get at sap or something else.
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To relieve catarrh, chew raw garlic.
II. noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bite off more than you can chew
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Many kids who leave home to live alone find they have bitten off more than they can chew.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a recipe for chocolate walnut chews
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Babe Ruth accepts a plug of chew from his girlfriend before getting the game-winning hit.
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Rod Carew would insert a big chew to tighten his face and help him focus on an incoming pitch.