The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHEWING
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What does CHEWING mean?
CHEWING verb- To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
- To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
- The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
- The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
- The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.