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Swallowing vs Chewing - What's the difference?

swallowing | chewing |

As verbs the difference between swallowing and chewing

is that swallowing is present participle of lang=en while chewing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between swallowing and chewing

is that swallowing is the act of one who swallows while chewing is the consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.

swallowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who swallows.
  • * 1865 , The Hahnemannian Monthly (volume 1, page 354)
    • Dryness of the mouth and throat, with frequent empty swallowings .

    chewing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • Stop chewing on your shirt and get back to work.

    Derived terms

    * chewing gum

    Noun

    (-)
  • (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.