English to Irish Meaning of masticate - masticate

Masticate :

masticate

verb

Masticate :: masticateMasticated :: masticatedMasticates :: masticatesMasticating :: masticating

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Definitions of masticate in English

Verb(1) grind and knead(2) chew (food

Examples of masticate in English

(1) All in all, almost everyone involved (plus quite a few others) had been implicated, with the exception of Tom, who continued to masticate the meat chunk ferally.(2) The molars masticate the food and move across a field like a lawn mower.(3) Additionally, cats do not masticate meat, and the peglike first upper molar does not occlude with any tooth of the lower jaw, so it serves no clear function.(4) And up on a branch, it sat, eyeing me cheekily, and continued to masticate the fruits of my labours.(5) Spines at the base of the tongue grind against spiny ridges on the palate to masticate food.(6) try to masticate slowly(7) Out of the corner of my eye, I had seen her unwrap the gum, pop the wad in her mouth and masticate it experimentally.(8) Computed tomography revealed a benign-appearing dense soft tissue mass within the right masticator space.(9) You may cultivate the image of an amiable buffoon, and you may, quite frankly, look a bit of a mess (the most commonly-used image is that of a slowly masticating panda).(10) If each pack of synthetic gum was increased to cost 50p more it would encourage miscreant masticators to think twice about spitting it on the floor.(11) All you other masticators out there know exactly what I'm saying here.(12) Each strand of the story anticipates its own resolution as surely as the presence of koalas presages masticated eucalyptus.(13) Food is masticated between horny plates located on each jaw.(14) Alterations in the normal masticatory process lead to changes in the wear pattern of adjacent teeth.(15) The consumers masticated their burgers and fries as they regarded the crowd with silent bemusement.(16) But amidst the mastication of his third or fourth mouthful, Paul felt his unhappy stomach take a still unhappier turn.

(1) self-mastery ::

féin-máistreacht

Synonyms

Verb

1. chew ::

chew

2. munch ::

munch

3. champ ::

champ

4. chomp ::

chomp

5. crunch ::

géarchor

6. eat ::

ithe

7. manducate ::

manducate

Different Forms

masticate, masticated, masticates, masticating

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