chew
Example Sentences
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I stuff a cookie into my mouth and swallow without chewing.
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After she hands it to him, she immediately starts chewing on her thumb cuticle.
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For emphasis, she took a heaping forkful of egg and chewed it loudly.
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George and Owen watched in stunned silence as the big polar bear ripped away another piece of foam padding and chewed on it.
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Wilson’s free-wheeling curiosity will leave you noticing things like the patterns in discarded sidewalk chewing gum.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.