chewing

The English word “chewing” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

Etymology

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

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