masticate

/หˆmรฆstษชkeษชt/

IPA: /M AE1 S T AH0 K EY0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To chew (food).

    โ€œThe cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.โ€

  2. 2

    To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/masticate