噛み千切る

かみちぎる

to bite off

噛み噛み

かみかみ

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

噛みタバコ

かみタバコ かみたばこ

chewing tobacco

歯噛み

はがみ

grinding of the teeth, involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding, bruxism

骨噛み

ほねかみ

eating bones, gnawing on a bone, osteophagy

甘噛み

あまがみ あまかみ

play-biting

噛み傷

かみきず

bite (wound)

噛み分ける

かみわける

to taste, to distinguish, to understand

噛み締める

かみしめる

to chew thoroughly, to bite (e.g. one's lip)

噛み合わせる

かみあわせる

to clench (teeth), to engage (gears)

噛み潰す

かみつぶす

to chew up

噛み合う

かみあう

to gear (engage) with, to be in gear (mesh)

噛み付く

かみつく かみつくする

to bite (at), to snap at, to snarl at

口噛み酒

くちかみさけ くちかみざけ

sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

噛み応え

かみごたえ

chewy texture

赤噛み蟻

あかかみあり

tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)

噛み熟す

かみこなす かみじゅくす

to chew, to digest

噛み殺す

かみころす

to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.

踏み切る

ふみきる

to make a bold start, to take a plunge, to take off