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chewing the fat

chewing the fat is the present participle and gerund of chew the fat.

Meaning of chew the fat

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
    • We're not supposed to waste time chewing the fat with the customers.

Questions about chewing the fat

What is chewing the fat the present participle and gerund of?
Chewing the fat is the present participle and gerund of chew the fat.

Words near chewing the fat in the dictionary

  1. chewing sponge
  2. chewing sponges
  3. chewing stick
  4. chewing sticks
  5. chewing the cud
  6. chewing the fat
  7. chewing the meat and spitting out the bones
  8. chewing the scenery
  9. chewing tobacco
  10. chewing tobaccos
  11. chewing up

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