Synonyms of chewing on

chewing on

phrase

present participle of chew on

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

She took some time to chew on his suggestions.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• entertaining
• considering
• debating
• looking at
• studying
• thinking (about or over)
• wrestling (with)
• questioning
• mulling (over)
• weighing
• poring (over)
• eying
• chewing over
• eyeing
• exploring
• reviewing
• kicking around
• analyzing
• beating one's brains out (about)
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• reflecting (on or upon)
• perpending
• deliberating
• ruminating
• revolving
• musing (upon)
• meditating
• cogitating
• dwelling (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• turning
• drinking (in)
• fixating (on or upon)
• speculating (about)
• fretting (about or over)
• obsessing (about or over)
• digesting
• reasoning
• reminiscing
• believing
• concluding
• second-guessing
• absorbing
• opining
• conceiving
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• overlooking
• dismissing
• rejecting
• slighting
• poohing
• pooh-poohing