This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Chew synonyms

Sorting by
Votes
masticate
To chew up (food, etc.)
2
0
  1. To chew up (food, etc.)
  2. To grind, cut, or knead (rubber, etc.) to a pulp
  3. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
bite
To show interest in, or accept, something offered
1
0
  1. To show interest in, or accept, something offered
  2. To get or keep a tight hold; grip
  3. To grip, grab, or seize:
chomp
To chew something loudly or heavily.
1
0
  1. To chew something loudly or heavily.
  2. To bite down (on), repeatedly and restlessly
  3. (Intransitive) To bite or munch loudly or heavily.
champ
To bite or chew upon noisily.
1
0
  1. To bite or chew upon noisily.
  2. (Intransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
  3. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.
munch
To chew steadily, often with a crunching sound
1
0
  1. To chew steadily, often with a crunching sound
  2. To eat with pleasure.
  3. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.
crunch
To move with a crushing sound:
1
0
  1. To move with a crushing sound:
  2. To press, grind, tread, fall, etc. with a noisy, crushing sound
  3. To crush, grind, or tread noisily.
nibble
To take small or hesitant bites:
1
0
  1. To take small or hesitant bites:
  2. To show little interest in food by taking only small bites intermittently
  3. To bite at gently and repeatedly.
gnaw
To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
1
0
  1. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
  2. To cut, bite, and wear away bit by bit with the teeth
  3. To bite repeatedly
gulp
To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
1
0
  1. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
  2. To catch the breath in or as in swallowing a large amount
  3. To choke back as if swallowing; repress (a sob, etc.)
dispatch
To finish quickly or promptly
1
0
  1. To finish quickly or promptly
  2. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
  3. (Informal) To eat up quickly
grind
(Slang) To move the hips in a circular motion, as in striptease dancing
0
0
  1. (Slang) To move the hips in a circular motion, as in striptease dancing
  2. To produce or process by turning a crank:
  3. (Informal) To devote oneself to study or work:
chew-the-cud
(Idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate
0
0
  1. (Idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate
rend
To pierce or disturb with sound:
0
0
  1. To pierce or disturb with sound:
  2. To pull away forcibly; wrest:
  3. To become torn or split; come apart:
gnash
To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
0
0
  1. To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
  2. To grind or strike (the teeth, for example) together.
  3. To bite by grinding the teeth
crush
To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
0
0
  1. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
  2. To be or become crushed:
  3. To proceed or move by crowding or pressing:
scrunch
To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
0
0
  1. To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
  2. To crumple or squeeze; hunch:
  3. To crunch, crush, or crumple
ruminate
To chew cud.
0
0
  1. To chew cud.
  2. To chew (the cud), as a cow does
  3. To turn (something) over in the mind; meditate (on)
champ
To chew hard and noisily; munch
0
0
  1. To chew hard and noisily; munch
  2. (Intransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
  3. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.
chomp
To chew or bite on something repeatedly:
0
0
  1. To chew or bite on something repeatedly:
  2. (Intransitive) To bite or munch loudly or heavily.
  3. To chew something loudly or heavily.
chump
To chew or make a chewing movement.
0
0
  1. To chew or make a chewing movement.
crump
To make a crunching sound, especially in walking over snow.
0
0
  1. To make a crunching sound, especially in walking over snow.
  2. To crush or crunch with the teeth.
  3. To strike heavily with a crunching sound.
crunch
To bite or chew with a noisy, crackling sound
0
0
  1. To bite or chew with a noisy, crackling sound
  2. To press, grind, tread, fall, etc. with a noisy, crushing sound
  3. To move with a crushing sound:
masticate
To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
0
0
  1. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
  2. To grind and knead something, such as rubber, into a pulp.
  3. To grind, cut, or knead (rubber, etc.) to a pulp
munch
To eat with pleasure.
0
0
  1. To eat with pleasure.
  2. To chew steadily, often with a crunching sound
  3. To chew food audibly or with a steady working of the jaws.
chaw
To chew.
0
0
  1. To chew.
Find another word for chew. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chew, like: masticate, bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw and gulp.

Sentence Examples

  • Did you chew her out in front of everyone?

  • Might try to chew through my other arm.

  • Sofi would chew him out if he gave Bianca to her like she was, and he himself couldn't help but feel somewhat concerned that she'd gone unresponsive.

  • Given more time, he'd have preferred to put the bike on the car's rack and chew up some countryside miles, tour­ing the hills and farm lands that surrounded Parkside.

  • Pecora, or true ruminants as they may be conveniently called, have complex stomachs and chew the cud; they have no upper incisor teeth; and the lower canines are approximated to the outer incisors in such a manner that the three incisors and the one canine of the two sides collectively form a continuous semicircle of four pairs of nearly similar teeth.

More sentences →

Words that mention chew in the Dictionary

Words near chew in the Thesaurus