Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb manducate
1 sense of manducate
Sense 1
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
=> grate, grind -- (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger")