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
Too thick to stuff into the mouth in straw-like clumps and masticate like cud, too thin to enjoy in isolation.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2012
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
