manducating

Variant of manducate

manducate definition

man·du·cate (man′do̵̅o̅ kāt′, -dyo̵̅o̅-)

transitive verb manducated -·cat′ed, manducating -·cat′·ing

Rare to chew; masticate

Etymology: < L manducatus, pp. of manducare: see manger

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