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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Turning someone a couple of times at that point, trying to chew a little bit of the shot clock.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026 -
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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“Bite (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bite%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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