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Definition of Chew over
1. Verb. Reflect deeply on a subject. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Definition of Chew over
1. Verb. To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chew Over
Literary usage of Chew over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To RUMINATE, (rpo'-me-nate) va To chew over again ; to muse on ; to meditate over
and over again. RUMINATOR, (roo-me-na'-tur) ni One that considers or ..."
2. Mark Twain's Letters by Mark Twain (1917)
"... too) as to imagine that I or any other literary man in his senses would consent
to chew over old stuff that had already been in print. ..."
3. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"... vi to bring the food from the paunch to chew it over again ; to chew the cud:
to meditate.—vt to chew over again: to muse on;—pr.p. nominating; ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1904)
"... —being a " one-mealer,"—and Lieutenant Gallegher drew a package of " fine-cut"
from his hip-pocket, and sat down to chew over his doubts of Brunton. ..."
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