Definitions for chewing
chew·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chew, chewing, mastication, manductionnoun

   biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

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1. Chewing

   Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow a more efficient break down by enzymes. During the mastication process, the food is positioned by the cheek and tongue between the teeth for grinding. The muscles of mastication move the jaws to bring the teeth into intermittent contact, repeatedly occluding and opening. As chewing continues, the food is made softer and warmer, and the enzymes in saliva begin to break down carbohydrates in the food. After chewing, the food (now called a bolus) is swallowed. It enters the esophagus and via peristalsis continues on to the stomach, where the next step of digestion occurs. Increasing the number of chews per bite increases relevant gut hormones. Studies suggest that chewing may decrease self-reported hunger and food intake. Chewing gum has been around for many centuries; there is evidence that northern Europeans chewed birch bark tar 9,000 years ago. Chewing, needing specialized teeth, is mostly a mammalian adaptation that appeared in early Synapsids, though some later herbivorous dinosaurs, since extinct, had developed chewing too. Nowadays, only mammals chew in the strict sense of the word, though some fishes have a somewhat similar behavior. Neither birds, nor amphibians or any living reptiles chew. Premastication is sometimes performed by human parents for infants who are unable to do so for themselves. The food is masticated in the mouth of the parent into a bolus and then transferred to the infant for consumption. (Some other animals also premasticate.) Cattle and some other animals, called ruminants, chew food more than once to extract more nutrients. After the first round of chewing, this food is called cud. Chewing is important and beneficial for overall health. If food is not chewed correctly it can cause choking and other digestive problems.

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1. chewing

   Chewing is the process of using teeth to break down food by cutting, grinding, or tearing it into smaller, more manageable pieces, which makes digestion easier. This action is typically accompanied by the secretion of saliva which aids in softening and further decomposing the food for swallowing. It is the first step in the human digestion process.

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1. Chewing

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1. chewing

   The act and process of to chew.

   She was chewing her food to ensure it was easily digested.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2017  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chewing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chewing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of chewing in a Sentence

1. Irene Zoppi:

   Instead of grasping the breast and the nipple, the baby could be using a chewing-like motion.

2. Paul Wang:

   It could be muscular problems, with swallowing and chewing, but smell is a big part of taste and children with autism may not perceive smell in the same way as other children.

3. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

4. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   Television: chewing gum for the eyes.

5. Masao Miyazaki:

   When iridoid cocktails were applied on the bottom of dishes that were then covered by a punctured plastic cover, cats still exhibited licking and chewing even though they couldn't contact the chemicals directly, this means that licking and chewing is an instinctive behavior elicited by olfactory stimulation of iridoids.

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