Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, on.
(transitive, idiomatic) To consider, to ponder.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgMine is to chew on the appropriate texts and make them delectable. Gregory of Nazianzus
My daddy used to tell me not to chew on somethin that was eatin you. Cormac McCarthy
By the way, I saved Moiraine. Chew on that as you try to decide which of the two of us is winning." -Mat. Robert Jordan
I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it. J. Cole
It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor. Ricardo Montalban