masticate

verb

ˈma-stə-ˌkāt How to pronounce masticate (audio)
Definition of masticatenext
as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV

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Recent Examples of masticate But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 Centrifugal juicers generally only make juice, but masticating juicers can do a few more things. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023

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