gumming Sentence Examples

  1. The baby was gumming on a teething ring to soothe its sore gums.
  2. The child was gumming her sandwich, leaving bite marks on the bread.
  3. The dog was gumming on a bone, enjoying the soft marrow inside.
  4. The elderly woman had gummed her dentures in place for the day.
  5. The athlete rubbed gumming liniment on his sore muscles to reduce inflammation.
  6. The horse was gumming its bit, trying to find a comfortable position.
  7. The bees were gumming the nectar from the flowers, storing it away for honey.
  8. The carpenter was gumming the edge of the board to make it smooth.
  9. The seamstress was gumming the hem of the dress to prevent fraying.
  10. The paperhanger was gumming the wallpaper to the wall, ensuring it stayed in place.

gumming Meaning

Wordnet

gumming (n)

ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

Webster

gumming (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Gum

FAQs About the word gumming

ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)of Gum

clumping, curdling, thickening, caking, curding, freezing, lumping (up), condensing, fixing, jelling

fluxing, fluxing, thawing, thawing, liquefying, liquefying, fusing, fusing, melting,melting

The baby was gumming on a teething ring to soothe its sore gums.

The child was gumming her sandwich, leaving bite marks on the bread.

The dog was gumming on a bone, enjoying the soft marrow inside.

The elderly woman had gummed her dentures in place for the day.