WordpureskellaMeaningto chewPart of speechverbPronunciationCourseFinnishLessonVerbs of stopping and preventing (-masta)Usages of pureskellaLakkasin pureskelemasta kynsiäni eilen.I stopped chewing my nails yesterday.Sinun on estettävä koiraa pureskelemasta kenkää.You must prevent the dog from chewing the shoe.