chewing 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chew the scenery
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chewing the scenery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewing%20the%20scenery

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

Chicago

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

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