chew vs eating

chew and eating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew	Yes	No	Yes	No
eating	Yes	No	No	No

chew (noun)	eating (noun)
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow	the act of consuming food
a wad of something chewable as tobacco

chew (verb)	eating (verb)
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth