as in chewing
to crush or grind with the teeth
she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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It's not settled science, but some initial study shows that the act of chewing food may help people feel full sooner when eating.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025 -
This kind of wear is indicative of chewing hard, mechanically challenging foods such as tubers, seeds, fungi and fruit pits.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Biting (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biting%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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