1. present participle of maw; to grind, chew, or crush with the teeth or jaws
Usage: often used of animals eating coarsely or noisily

Examples

• The cow was mawing its cud in the pasture.
• He sat mawing on a piece of tough meat.
• The horse kept mawing loudly on the hay.
• She watched the dog mawing on a bone.
• The animal was mawing away at the grain.