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chew nghĩa là gì?

nhai

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chew in Vietnamese: nhai, nhằn, nhá. 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.

Vietnamese words for chew

to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing
nhai, nhằn, nhá

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.

Synonyms of chew

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Questions about chew in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of chew in Vietnamese?
Chew in Vietnamese is nhai, nhằn, nhá.
chew nghĩa là gì?
Chew: nhai, nhằn, nhá.
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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Adapted from Wiktionary: chew (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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