Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gumming

/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: gum-ming
IPA: /ˈɡʌmɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of chewing without teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of gummosis (“plant disease”).

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of gum

Example Sentences

"We give teething babies ABC books made of materials that can withstand repeated gummings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gummings (plural)

Derived Forms

nongumming

Synonyms

gummosis mumbling

Rhymes With

coming becoming plumbing humming drumming cumming bumming chumming mumming

Questions

How do you pronounce gumming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌmɪŋ/.
What does gumming mean?: The act of chewing without teeth.

How to pronounce gumming

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