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prechewing

prechewing is the present participle and gerund of prechew.

Meaning of prechew

Verb

prechew (third-person singular simple present prechews, present participle prechewing, simple past and past participle prechewed)

  1. (transitive) To chew (food) in advance.
    • In “A Man Among Wolves,” a bizarre and riveting nature documentary that will be shown tonight on the National Geographic Channel, a British former gamekeeper named Shaun Ellis feeds wolf cubs prechewed food from his own mouth.2007 April 16, Susan Stewart, “Kiss and Howl: This Man Is a Wolf’s Best Friend”, in New York Times

Questions about prechewing

What is prechewing the present participle and gerund of?
Prechewing is the present participle and gerund of prechew.

Words near prechewing in the dictionary

  1. prechemical
  2. prechemotherapeutic
  3. prechemotherapy
  4. prechew
  5. prechewed
  6. prechewing
  7. prechews
  8. prechiamatic
  9. prechiasmal
  10. prechiasmatic
  11. prechiasmic

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