as in chewing
to crush or grind with the teeth
mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV
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Monitor pets for behavioral changes, as pets may experience pain, licking or chewing at a wound, loss of appetite and lethargy.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
15 June 2026 -
Chow Yun-fat stars as a steely, toothpick-chewing detective who seeks vengeance after gun smugglers kill his partner.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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“Masticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masticating. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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