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Meaning of Chewing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
  2. The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
  3. The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Equivalents

العربية المضغ مضغ
Esperanto maco
日本語 もぐもぐ
Kurdî maço
Polski ruminacja żuwny
Svenska tuggning

Examples

“And while the dog and the cat buses suffered considerable damage from the trapped animals' excretions, clawings, and chewings, the bus with the skunk was declared unsalvageable.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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