masticating

Example Sentences

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“We’ve been basically clearing the forest of trees that are 8 inches and under, pruning trees up 8 to 10 feet for ladder purposes, and then chipping, masticating or exposing the material that we cut.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

The open question is what we are once technology is done masticating all those memories and stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

With large mandibles capable of dismembering and masticating honeybees en masse — and stingers that can puncture beekeeping suits — the V. mandarinia has become an increasing threat to honeybee hives in the U.S.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

To consume ugali, which is a cornmeal concoction not unlike a very thick pile of mashed potatoes, you scoop up a small clump with your fingers and manipulate it before masticating it.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2015

He adds that hard work is involved—“the tedium of going through what has often been written and read, and of masticating repeatedly, as it were, the same food.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith