verb

to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it

to try to bite something without in fact managing to bite it

noun

an act of cutting or breaking something using your teeth in order to eat it

verb

to bite or eat food noisily

verb

if your teeth chatter, they knock together from fear or cold

verb

to use your teeth to bite food in your mouth into small pieces so that you can swallow it

verb

to bite something continuously but not swallow it

verb

if you chew your nails or your lips, you bite them continuously, especially because you are feeling nervous

to chew something for a long time, until it is very soft or in very small pieces and easy to swallow

verb

to bite something several times in a noisy way

verb

to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise

verb

to keep biting something

verb

to chew (=crush food between your teeth)

verb

to bite the surface of something gently several times

verb

to bite someone gently

verb

to start to get your first teeth as a baby

noun

noun

if a child cuts a tooth, it starts to grow through the gum

to bite your teeth together and from side to side because you are very angry

to rub your top and bottom teeth together in a way that makes a noise

to press your teeth together tightly, for example because you are angry or in pain