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chewed the cud

chewed the cud is the simple past and past participle of chew the cud.

Meaning of chew the cud

Verb

chew the cud (third-person singular simple present chews the cud, present participle chewing the cud, simple past and past participle chewed the cud)

  1. To ruminate (of ruminant animals).
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
    • chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC

Questions about chewed the cud

What is chewed the cud the simple past and past participle of?
Chewed the cud is the simple past and past participle of chew the cud.

Words near chewed the cud in the dictionary

  1. chewed off
  2. chewed on
  3. chewed on one's nails
  4. chewed out
  5. chewed over
  6. chewed the cud
  7. chewed the fat
  8. chewed the meat and spat out the bones
  9. chewed the meat and spit out the bones
  10. chewed the scenery
  11. chewed up

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