chew on
Frequency: 8.218.1 per million words
To chew something for a period of time.
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Examples (10)
- The baby chewed on a piece of bread.
- The dog happily chewed on its new toy.
- He tends to chew on his pen when he's thinking.
- Look at the rabbit chewing on a carrot.
- She was contentedly chewing on a tough piece of steak.
- "Don't chew on your pencil!" the teacher said.
- The teething puppy finds relief by chewing on a frozen ring.
- While watching the movie, I was mindlessly chewing on some popcorn.
- What are you chewing on under the table?
- Give the dog a bone to chew on while we are out.