Lingaku- to chew
- to masticate
- to ruminate
- to mull over
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to chew
- to masticate
- to ruminate
- to mull over
This refers to the action of using the teeth to break down food into smaller pieces to aid in digestion.
He keeps chewing while eating the apple.
Chewing food helps with digestion.
This is a more formal term that also means to chew, emphasizing the process of breaking down food through the action of the teeth.
The restaurant asks guests to masticate their food slowly.
Masticating is an important part of enjoying food.
This meaning indicates to think deeply or repeatedly about something, analogous to how certain animals chew their cud.
He always ruminates on the issue before making a decision.
She likes to mull over various issues in life.
Similar to ruminate, this describes the process of thinking about something carefully and at length.
While mulling over the idea, he discovered a new solution.
I need time to mull over this proposal.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yǎo jiáo咬嚼shí wù食物to chew foodxì jiáo màn yàn细嚼慢咽to chew slowly and savoryǎo jiáo咬嚼dòng zuò动作chewing actionyǎo jiáo咬嚼fāng shì方式chewing methodchōng fèn充分yǎo jiáo咬嚼to chew thoroughlyyǎo jiáo咬嚼xí guàn习惯chewing habitsxǐ huan喜欢yǎo jiáo咬嚼to enjoy chewingyǎo jiáo咬嚼de hěn得很xì细to chew finelyyǎo jiáo咬嚼kǒu xiāng táng口香糖to chew gumyǎo jiáo咬嚼gān guǒ干果to chew on nutsyǎo jiáo咬嚼sī kǎo思考to mull over (figuratively)yǎo jiáo咬嚼yī一Duàn段shí jiān时间to chew for a while