masticate
Example Sentences
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And dogs have been known to yap and masticate their displeasure.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020
“If you want to try and just feed me like a baby bird, I’m OK with that. Just masticate that up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2017
"Nature will castigate those who don't masticate," Fletcher famously said.
From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 19, 2014
Mary Berry will never masticate on telly again.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2013
“Cherries are the fruit. Pop 'em in, slide out the stone, masticate, swallow, finito. None of this...spatter and gore.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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