chew on the scenery

A form of chew the scenery — To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.

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Meanings

verbchew on the scenery (third-person singular simple present chews on the scenery, present participle chewing on the scenery, simple past and past participle chewed on the scenery)

present singular third person chews on the scenery · participle present chewing on the scenery · participle past chewed on the scenery · past chewed on the scenery

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chew the scenery.
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APA

chew on the scenery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20the%20scenery

MLA

“chew on the scenery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20the%20scenery. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chew on the scenery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20the%20scenery.

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