01 v. t. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
imp. & p. p.
Chawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chawing
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1.
To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.“The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped, Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.” — Surrey.
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2.
To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.