gumming
gumming · gummings
The act of chewing without teethThe act of chewing without teeth.
/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of chewing without teeth.
ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
(countable, historical, uncountable)The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.
(countable, uncountable)The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of gummosis (“plant disease”).
Forms
plural: gummingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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