masticate, v.
(masticated, masticates, masticating)
(masticated, masticates, masticating)
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
chew jaw manducate masticate
sample sentences
"He jawed his bubble gum""Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
"The cows were masticating the grass"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
grind and knead
<verb.contact>
masticate
sample sentences
"masticate rubber"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym