gumming

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable historical

The act of chewing without teeth. / (mining, historical) The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

Japanese Meaning

歯を使わずに噛む行為 / （歴史的な鉱業用語）切断された石炭から粘土や「ガム」と呼ばれる物質を手作業で取り除く行為

The baby's gumming of the cracker made a soft, rhythmic sound as she explored textures.

赤ちゃんが歯茎でクラッカーを噛むと、触感を確かめながら柔らかくリズミカルな音がした。

Sense（1）

The act of chewing without teeth.

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

Sense（2）

(mining, historical) The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

A disease marked by a discharge of gum, affecting stone fruit.

gummings

（ plural ）