chew food

Related

masticateCrush food orally
bitePierce with teeth
gnawBite repeatedly at
crunchCrushing, grinding noise
munchTo gnaw steadily

swallow · teeth · jaw · saliva · grinding · chewing · gum · savor · digest · morsel · chomp · bolus · taste · mouth · tongue · pulp · tender · tough

Opposites

oral processing method

chew foodgulp down

Swallow rapidly, eagerly

wolf down · drink · slurp · suck · gulp

consumption vs. rejection

chew foodspit out

Eject from the mouth

regurgitate · vomit · expel · disgorge · eject

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