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chew meaning in Punjabi

ਚਬਾਉਣਾ cabāuṇā

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chew in Punjabi: ਚਬਾਉਣਾ (cabāuṇā). In English, chew means to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

Punjabi words for chew

to chew
ਚਬਾਉਣਾ cabāuṇā

English meaning of chew

  1. verb To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
  2. verb To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
  3. verb The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
  4. verb To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Full definition of chew

chew in a sentence

  • Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
  • The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
  • He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.

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Questions about chew in Punjabi

What is the meaning of chew in Punjabi?
Chew in Punjabi is ਚਬਾਉਣਾ (cabāuṇā).
chew ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Chew: ਚਬਾਉਣਾ (cabāuṇā).
What does chew mean in English?
Chew means to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “chew”: ਚਬਾਉਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: chew (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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