| жевђть/разжевђть, прожевђть | to chew |
| кусђть [no Pf.] | to bite |
| жевђть/разжевђть Na зубђмиi | to chew N |
NB In the above expression and in the other expressions for "biting" shown below, the word зџбы in the Instrumental case is more likely to be used with a modifier: | |
| Ћн мќгом разжевђл жёсткое мїсо своќми молодІми, крљпкими зубђми и попросќл чегћ-нибудь ещё. | He quickly ground up the tough meat with his young strong teeth and then asked for more food. |
| грІзть, разгрызђть/разгрІзть Na зубђмиi | to gnaw N |
| кусђть [no Pf.] Na зубђмиi | to bite N, to take bites of N |
| откџсывать/откусќть Na зубђмиi | to bite off N |
| кусђть/укусќть Na | to bite N |
| Ребёнка укусќла собђка, и емџ пришлћсь дљлать привќвки от бљшенства. | The child was bitten by a dog and had to undergo a series of rabies shots. |
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покусђть [no Impf.] Na;
искусђть [no Impf.] Na |
to attack (by biting) N |
| Ребёнка покусђла собђка, и емџ пришлћсь дљлать привќвки от бљшенства. | The child was attacked by a dog and had to undergo a series of rabies shots. |
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впивђться/впќться зубђмиi в Na;
вонзђть/вонзќть зџбыa в Na |
to bite into N, to sink one's teeth into N |
| Ћн впќлся зубђми в свљжий батћн. | He sank his teeth into a fresh loaf of bread. |
| хрустљть/захрустљть [Pf-begin]: Nn хрустќт на зубђхp | N feels gritty |
| — ТІ плћхо вІмыла салђт, песћк на зубђх хрустќт. | "You didn't wash the lettuce well enough — it's gritty." (lit. "the sand crunches in the teeth") |
| ковырїть [no Pf.] в зубђхp | to pick one's teeth |
| Пћсле обљда ћн нђчал ковырїть в зубђх. | After dinner he began to pick his teeth. |
NB The phrase ковырїть в зубђх usually expresses a disapproval of the action. The expression чќстить зџбы, below, is neutral: | |
| чќстить/вІчистить зџбыa (Ni) | to clean one's teeth (with N) |
| Пћсле обљда ћн нђчал чќстить зџбы спќчкой. | After dinner he began to clean his teeth with a match. |
NB The phrase чќстить зџбы without a reference to an implement means "to brush one's teeth"; a toothbrush is assumed. The noun in the Instrumental case suggested above is usually some other implement, such as a toothpick, a matchstick, etc. | |
| зубочќстка | toothpick |