GUMMING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

Synonyms:

gumming; mumbling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

-ing form of the verb gum