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Chewing on something hard: golf ball? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

teething

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'chewing' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I don't understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for teething that I've seen before include "It'd painful for baby" , "- Troubles occur in the early stages of a project" , "Growing structures for biting" , "Painful time for baby" , "problem in infancy" .)

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