noun🔗ShareMasticationThe act of chewing; mastication with the mouth."I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew."J'ai mis le chewing-gum dans ma bouche et lui ai donné un coup de mâchoire.physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMasticationLevel of chewiness."The apple had a high chew, making it satisfying to eat. "La pomme avait une mastication élevée, ce qui la rendait agréable à manger.foodqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaramel mou, bonbon à mâcherA small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing."Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."Phillip a acheté un sac de caramels à la réglisse à la pharmacie.fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTabac à chiquerChewing tobacco."The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults."L'école avait interdit le tabac à chiquer et les cigarettes sur le terrain de l'école, même pour les adultes.foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChique de tabacA plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw."The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews."Les joueurs de baseball étaient assis sur le banc à regarder la pluie, mâchant tristement leur chique de tabac.substancefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMasticationThe condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically."The excessive chew in the used chewing gum showed how much it had been broken down. "La mastication excessive dans le chewing-gum usagé montrait à quel point il avait été décomposé.conditionmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMâcherTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed."The baby carefully chewed his food, trying to soften the pieces before swallowing. "Le bébé mâchait soigneusement sa nourriture, essayant d'attendrir les morceaux avant d'avaler.foodphysiologyactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMâcherTo grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth."He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks."Il conserve sa nourriture dans des fûts en acier pour empêcher les souris de mâcher des trous dans les sacs de nourriture.physiologyactionfoodanimalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéfléchir, méditerTo think about something; to ponder; to chew over."The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked."Le professeur se tenait devant le tableau noir, craie à la main, et réfléchissait à la question posée par l'étudiant.mindphilosophyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
