as in chewing
to crush or grind with the teeth
she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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Understanding Paper Wasps These wasps make papery nests by scraping and chewing wood into a paste-like pulp—sort of like spit-balls.—
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This transformed our relationship with time, cutting the time spent chewing raw foods and extending our days beyond sunset.—
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“Biting (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biting%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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