as in to pick (at)
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Hollywood chewed her up and spat her out.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026 -
This transformed our relationship with time, cutting the time spent chewing raw foods and extending our days beyond sunset.—
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1 May 2026
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Maximilien, a French national, allegedly uploaded a clip of himself licking a straw from an iJooz vending machine before putting it back in the dispenser.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Nibble (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nibble%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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