verb
- past tense and past participle of chaw; to chew, especially tobacco
Usage: informal; chiefly dialectal or regional
Examples
- He chawed on a piece of tobacco while sitting on the porch.
- The old man chawed his food slowly before swallowing.
- She chawed gum throughout the entire movie.
- He had chawed the same piece of leather for hours.
- The horse chawed its bit impatiently.