chew off

phrasal verb

chewed off; chewing off; chews off

: to remove (something) by chewing

The dog chewed the doll's eyes off.

Examples of chew off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The chimps gouged out his right eye and chewed off his nose, eight of his fingers, a chunk of his skull as well as parts of his lips, cheek, buttocks, genitals and feet. —Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024

Depending on the location of the injury, the ants either lick the wounds to clean them or chew off the affected limb to keep infection from spreading. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024

Young larvae chew off the surface of the underside of leaves, leaving windowpane-like damage. —Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024

Little bits of anguish showing you how to distinguish foot from earth from star from song to chew off and on. —Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024

The Celebes crested macaques have learned that these bottles contain liquid and are often seen chewing off the caps to reach the contents. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023