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Meaning of gumball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡʌmbɔl

Definitions

  1. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
  2. A silly, laughable person.
  3. The flashing lights on top of a police car.
    US, slang
  4. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kaugummikugel
Íslenska tyggjókúla
Nederlands kauwgombal kauwgumbal
Polski guma kulka
Türkçe sakız topu

Examples

“Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?”
“When he drinks too much he's a gumball.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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