as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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chew
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In one gory scene that’s difficult to unsee, the ferociously hungry Oliver chews on a kitchen knife.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2025 -
The dust has settled, though, and the sample-size gremlins are chewing on fewer and fewer things.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Bite (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bite%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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