masticate
verb (used with or without object)
to chew.
were masticating
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past progressiveof masticate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Barlasch stood in the doorway, his lips and jaw moving as if he were masticating winged words.
From Barlasch of the Guard by Henry Seton Merriman
One or two of them were masticating the goora nut, and others had their lips, teeth, and finger nails stained red.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
Looking as if he were masticating a lemon, Fay asked quietly, “Gussy, did you say you’re working on an insanity novel?”
From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber
