Fletcherizing
Example Sentences
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“Who has time for this?” was the reaction of Jaime Aranda-Michel, a gastroenterologist with the Mayo Foundation, when I called to ask him about Fletcherizing.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2013
At one chew per second, the Fletcherizing of a single bite of shallot would take more than 10 minutes.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2013
It was a new idea, and he bent himself to the Fletcherizing of it.
From Uneasy Money by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Many consider that the chief advantage of Fletcherizing is that it makes a person eat less.
From How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions by S. S. (Samuel Silas) Curry
For one day, two days, Etienne stood at the window, Fletcherizing his finger nails and shrieking and moaning at the monotony.
From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by O. Henry
