Gumming (Noun)
Meaning
Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The elderly woman's gumming of her food was a sign of her poor dental health.
- The baby's gumming of the toy was more of a soothing action than an attempt to eat it.
- After losing his dentures, he was reduced to gumming his food at mealtimes.
- The old man's gumming of his cigar was a habitual action that he couldn't seem to break.
- The toddler's gumming of the rubber teether was a way for her to self-soothe during teething.