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View synonyms for chew over

chew over

verb

  1. tr, adverb to consider carefully; ruminate on
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.

Fie, fie upon the flaccid, castrated century, that has no other use than to chew over again the deeds of the past.

That move gave 'em something to chew over anyway, and kind of took their minds off what I'd been askin' about Ellery.

I chew over a phrase like William James's "states of consciousness as such" until I fall asleep.

The average man will leave terrapin and champagne in a minute to chew over the luxury of feeling abused.

As it was, she was left to chew over and over the cud of her mournful anticipations.

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