Meaning of Gumming | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“We give⟳ teething babies ABC books made of materials that can withstand⟳ repeated gummings.”

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