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çiğnemek — meaning in English

Turkish → English · translate English → Turkish instead

English meaning

  • chew verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.

Senses

çiğnemek is used for these senses in English:

  • chew To 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.
  • run over (transitive, idiomatic) To drive over, causing injury or death.

chew — full definition

  1. verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.
  2. verb Informal: to think something over carefully.
  3. noun A soft sweet, or a small toy or treat meant to be chewed.