chew /(chṳ)/

chew

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Chewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chewing

  1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
  2. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
    He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.
    Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
    — Deut. xxiv. 6.

Phrases & Compounds
To chew the cud
to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate.

Chew

v. i.
  1. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
    old politicians chew wisdom past.

Chew

n.
  1. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. [Law]