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Meanings of
masticate
in English
Portuguese
mastigar
Catalan
mastegar
Back to the meaning
Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.
jaw
chew
manducate
Portuguese
mastigar
Synonyms
Examples for "
jaw
"
jaw
chew
manducate
Examples for "
jaw
"
1
I could tell by the way his
jaw
started working double time.
2
But Brun's set
jaw
and hard look of determination left no doubt.
3
I really want to have a future my
jaw
hit the floor.
4
McAuliffe's words landed like a roundhouse right on the Clintons' collective
jaw
.
5
The set of her
jaw
told him everything Dougal needed to know.
1
For children used to
chew
them as they walked home from school.
2
Huw's time with Megan was
chew
only time he felt really happy.
3
Our ancestors used not to
chew
and spit it everywhere unlike today.
4
It continues to pay them no mind, content to
chew
its food.
5
In other words, a variety pack of human
chew
-
toys
,
Joy had thought.
1
Accipite, et
manducate
ex hoc omnes.
Usage of
masticate
in English
1
A lovely night to stay awake and smell the cake and
masticate
.
2
Those who
masticate
thoroughly are generally quite moderate in their food intake.
3
They then roll the leaf up, and
masticate
it for hours together.
4
It is necessary to
masticate
these foods very well, and avoid overeating.
5
His plan was simply to compel them to
masticate
their food thoroughly.
6
Anything small enough for a cow or deer to
masticate
was browse.
7
I eat fast,
masticate
little, my meals do not consume my hours.
8
But where were the teeth to be found that could
masticate
them?
9
So dry were our mouths, however, we could scarcely
masticate
the uncooked fish.
10
They fed him, but he could hardly
masticate
,
though swallowing his food ravenously.
11
He taught me to titillate, to triturate, to
masticate
,
to deglute-everything.
12
Both peas and beans may be roasted, but they are rather difficult to
masticate
.
13
George, continuing to
masticate
his bread, says it has nothing to do with him.
14
This condition is caused by the animal not being able to properly
masticate
the food.
15
To get the best results it is absolutely necessary to
masticate
all starchy foods well.
16
As it has no teeth it cannot
masticate
timber.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
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masticate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
masticate the food
masticate well
masticate hard
masticate thoroughly
collect masticate
More collocations
Translations for
masticate
Portuguese
mastigar
mascar
Catalan
mastegar
masticar
Masticate
through the time