mâcher

/ma.ʃe/
1.
verbInf1st

chew

masticate

Arrête de mâcher ton stylo, c'est dégueulasse.

Stop chewing on your pen, it's gross.

2.
verbInf1st

spoon-feed (figurative); do all the work for someone

make things too easy; present ready-made

Je ne vais pas tout lui mâcher, il doit apprendre par lui‑même.

I'm not going to spoon‑feed him; he has to learn by himself.