Dictionary Check: gumming
"gumming" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
noun
ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
verb
cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
Example:
"if you gum the tape it is stronger"
verb
grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
Example:
"the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
verb
become sticky
verb
exude or form gum
Example:
"these trees gum in the spring"
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