No. 4,418 in Swedish
tugga
Chew.
In a sentence
Jag gillar att tugga tuggummi när jag arbetar.
I like chewing gum when I work.
Here, 'tugga' is used in its literal sense to mean 'chew'.
Hon tuggar maten långsamt för att njuta av smaken.
She chews the food slowly to enjoy the taste.
In this sentence, 'tugga' describes the act of chewing food, emphasizing the action.
Barnet tuggar ivrigt på leksaken.
The child is eagerly biting on the toy.
'Tugga' here reflects an action similar to chewing, applied in the context of biting a toy enthusiastically.
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