prechew en · VERB
Etymology
From pre- + chew.
Meanings
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(transitive) To chew (food) in advance.
In “A Man Among Wolves,” a bizarre and riveting nature documentary that will be shown tonight on the National Geographic Channel, a British former gamekeeper named Shaun Ellis feeds wolf cubs prechewed food from his own mouth.
2007 April 16, Susan Stewart, “Kiss and Howl: This Man Is a Wolf’s Best Friend”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prechewing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| prechews | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| prechewed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| prechewed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
pl żuć przed faktem (Translations) · de vorkauen (Translations) · fi esipureskella (Translations) · fr prémâcher (Translations)