gum
To chew, especially of a toothless person or animalTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
Meaning
6 sensesTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
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(transitive)To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
(sometimes, with up)To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
To stiffen with glue or gum.
exude or form gum
(sometimes)To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
(colloquial, with up)To impair the functioning of a thing or process.
That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.
The new editor can gum up your article with too many commas.
Examples
155 sentencesYour gums are in bad shape.
Ваші ясна в поганому стані. — deniko
ruВаши дёсны в плохом состоянии. — Wayawa
deDein Zahnfleisch ist in schlechtem Zustand. — sigfrido
Do your gums bleed?
У вас ясна кровоточать? — aandrusiak
ruУ тебя кровоточат дёсны? — odexed
deHaben Sie Zahnfleischbluten? — xtofu80
Tom is chewing gum.
Том жує жувальну гумку. — deniko
ruТом жуёт жвачку. — odexed
Do you have any gum?
У тебе є жувальна гумка? — deniko
ruУ тебя нет жвачки? — sharptoothed
deHast du Kaugummis? — al_ex_an_der
I'm chewing gum.
Я жую гумку. — deniko
ruЯ жую жвачку. — marafon
deIch kaue Kaugummi. — MisterTrouser
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English gom, gome, gomme, goome, gum, gume, gumme, from Old English gōma (“palFrom Middle English gom, gome, gomme, goome, gum, gume, gumme, from Old English gōma (“palate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, *gōmô (“palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”).
From Middle English gomme, gumme, borrowed from Anglo-Norman gome, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”). Cognate with Spanish goma (“rubber”). Doublet of gumma.
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Forms
gums, gumming, gummed, gummedSynonyms
1 synonyms- grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty:mumble
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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