chew
verb (used with object)
to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
have chewed
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present perfectof chew.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I spent months trying to find them, worrying that the care system would have chewed them up.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022
Check boxes for signs of webbing or tiny holes that caterpillars might have chewed; if you’re unsure and you don’t want to toss the boxes, put them in a freezer.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
I would have chewed off my right arm to do, well, pretty much anything with her, but it never happened.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2021
So far this year, fires have chewed through more than 3.2 million acres statewide — an area larger than the entire state of Connecticut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
But I have chewed it all well and I am not nauseated.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
