"chew" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

chew verbo

chew + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 16
chew gum • chew one's lip • chew tobacco • chew one's food • chew each tablet • ...
(1) gum, lip
Kolokacji: 2
(2) tobacco, cigar, grass, coca
Kolokacji: 4
(3) food, cud
Kolokacji: 2
(5) nail, fingernail
Kolokacji: 2
1. chew one's nails = żuć czyjś paznokcie chew one's nails
  • She kept chewing her fingernails, to the point where Jordan expected them to bleed at any moment.
  • I can't begin to tell you how many people are chewing their fingernails and waiting for the news.
  • Jacob, so far, had been chewing his fingernails and listening, without speaking.
  • But this chewing his fingernails to the elbow wasn't getting him anywhere, either; he'd have to find something that he could stick a tooth into.
  • I'd better get back to the hotel and start chewing my fingernails in public.
  • She rather enjoyed the thought of Arymilla chewing her fingernails.
  • BUT by living so close to the edge, the company keeps analysts chewing their fingernails.
  • I spent the broadcast in the Communications Room, chewing my fingernails.
  • It beat chewing his fingernails waiting for his moment to speak.
  • She went back down the path while Bill listened to the noises of the jungle and chewed his fingernails.
verbo + chew
Kolokacji: 8
chew before swallowing • stop chewing • begin chewing • start chewing • finish chewing • ...
chew + preposición
Kolokacji: 16
chew on • chew up • chew out • chew off • chew through • ...
chew + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 27
chewed thoroughly • chew slowly • chew thoughtfully • chew away • chew nervously • ...

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