chew over

verb

chewed over; chewing over; chews over

transitive verb

: to meditate on : think about reflectively

Examples of chew over in a Sentence

yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president
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In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 So, all of the above having been chewed over, the question remains: Who wins? IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011 See All Example Sentences for chew over

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chew over was in 1939

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“Chew over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20over. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

chew over

verb
: to think over
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