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gumming.

The act of chewing without teeth.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/
  1. The act of chewing without teeth.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  3. The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Synonym of gummosis (“plant disease”).

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of gum

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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