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chews the cud

chews the cud is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chews the cud

What is chews the cud the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chews the cud is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chew the cud.

Words near chews the cud in the dictionary

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

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