"gumming" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌmɪŋ/ Forms: gummings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gumming (countable and uncountable, plural gummings)
  1. The act of chewing without teeth. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gumming-en-noun-dIPj4rbQ
  2. (mining, historical) The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-gumming-en-noun--u9sUC6g Topics: business, mining
  3. The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gumming-en-noun-VUUiMVp0
  4. A disease marked by a discharge of gum, affecting stone fruit. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gumming-en-noun-AzPodukZ

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡʌmɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gumming
  1. present participle and gerund of gum Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gum
    Sense id: en-gumming-en-verb-GIw5svCv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 35 6 49

Inflected forms

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