chew over

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chew over (third-person singular simple present chews over, present participle chewing over, simple past and past participle chewed over)

  1. To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
    • 1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1:
      Ahh. Later, Teddy. If you'd be so good. I... just have to chew over a few things with Francis here.
  2. Synonym of chew up (to chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled)

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