Chew

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.

II. Chew ·noun That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

III. Chew ·vt To bite and grind with the teeth; to Masticate.

IV. Chew ·vi To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to Ruminate; to Meditate.