masticate
Collocations
4ADJ.
regular
VERB + MASTICATE
stand
MASTICATE + NOUN
front
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
To chew (usually food).
The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.
The fat boy rose, opened his eyes, swallowed the huge piece of pie he had been in the act of masticating when he last fell asleep, and slowly obeyed his master’s orders.
To grind or knead something into a pulp.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.
WiktionaryThe fat boy rose, opened his eyes, swallowed the huge piece of pie he had been in the act of masticating when he last fell asleep, and slowly obeyed his master’s orders.
Wiktionary"By tasting it, to be sure," said I, masticating a morsel that Kory-Kory had just put in my mouth.
WiktionaryAre you just going to stand there and masticate in front of everyone?
Tatoeba · #8755623Eat slowly, at regular hours, and masticate well, but do not bolt your food, or eat any thing that does not taste good.
Tatoeba · #11140375