masticates

英 [ˈmæstɪkeɪts]

美 [ˈmæstɪkeɪts]

v.  咀嚼食物
masticate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咀嚼;嚼碎
  When youmasticatefood, you chew it.
  1. Her mouth was working, as if she was masticating some tasty titbit...
     她的嘴在动，好像在嚼什么好吃的。
  2. Don't gulp everything down without masticating.
     不要不加咀嚼就把什么都给一股脑地吞下去。