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GUMMING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gumming mean? 

GUMMING (noun)
  The noun GUMMING has 1 sense:

1. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)play

  Familiarity information: GUMMING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUMMING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gumming; mumbling

Hypernyms ("gumming" is a kind of...):

chew; chewing; manduction; mastication (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)

Derivation:

gum (grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty)


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