chew over

verb

chewed over; chewing over; chews over

transitive verb

: to meditate on : think about reflectively

Synonyms

• cogitate
• consider
• contemplate
• debate
• deliberate
• entertain
• eye
• kick around
• meditate
• mull (over)
• perpend
• ponder
• pore (over)
• question
• revolve
• ruminate
• study
• think (about or over)
• turn
• weigh
• wrestle (with)

Examples of chew over in a Sentence

yet another senator chewing over the idea of running for president

Recent Examples on the Web

Then again, given that Diamond is looking to re-sign a number of its MLB partners at steep discounts, that particular slice of the revenue pie has already been pretty well chewed over. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024

Here’s a bit of a brain-bender to chew over (pun intended): All porterhouse steaks are T-bone steaks, but not all T-bones are porterhouses. —Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024

Nor were viewers − and voters − treated to a bracing 2016 recording, played in court on Thursday, of Trump and his former fixer Michael Cohen chewing over the $150,000 price tag for a Playboy model's silence. —Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024

While President Joe Biden and his guest of honor at a White House state dinner chew over foreign policy, the female chef duo of Cris Comerford and Susie Morrison take care of the culinary diplomacy. —Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

chew over

verb

: to think over