chewyng
Middle English
/ˈtʃiu̯inɡ/
noun
Definitions
- The act of chewing (mashing with one's teeth).
- (rare) One's ability to detect flavour.
- (rare) Ruminating; thinking about.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English chewen.
Origin
Middle English
chewen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chew English
- chewing English
- chewing gum English
- chewingly English
- nonchewing English
- *kewwandz Proto-Germanic
- *ċēowende Old English
- ċēowan Old English
- chewen Middle English