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chowing down

chowing down is the present participle and gerund of chow down.

Meaning of chow down

Verb

chow down (third-person singular simple present chows down, present participle chowing down, simple past and past participle chowed down)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To eat, especially to eat vigorously.
    • We're all famished; it's time to chow down.
    Synonyms:
    dig in, eat up, fall to

Questions about chowing down

What is chowing down the present participle and gerund of?
Chowing down is the present participle and gerund of chow down.

Words near chowing down in the dictionary

  1. chowed
  2. chowed down
  3. chowhound
  4. chowhounds
  5. chowing
  6. chowing down
  7. chowk
  8. chowkat
  9. chowkats
  10. chowkedar
  11. chowkedars

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