gumming

• Nom désignant l'action de mâcher de manière inefficace, comme sans dents, ou le fait de mâcher en remuant les gencives. Peut aussi évoquer un mastication lente ou un marmonnement.

A noun referring to the action of chewing ineffectually, as if without teeth.

indénombrable

1. Ineffectual chewingB2informal

   The act of chewing or mumbling food ineffectively, often as if without teeth.

   mâchonnement inefficace

   • The old man was gumming his bread slowly.
   • The baby was gumming a teething ring.
   • He sat gumming his food, lost in thought.

   Synonymesmumbling

• Verbe signifiant mâcher ou coller avec de la gomme, ou enduire quelque chose d'une substance collante.

A verb meaning to chew or stick with gum, or to apply adhesive gum to something.

1. B1informal

   To chew or masticate something, especially with the gums.

   Mâcher avec les gencives

   • The baby gummed the teething ring.
   • He gummed his food slowly because of his sore teeth.
   • She gummed the candy until it softened.

   Synonymeschewmasticatemouthmumble

2. Stick or clogB2informal

   To cause something to become sticky or clogged, often with a sticky substance.

   encrasser, coller

   • The syrup gummed up the machine's gears.
   • The glue gummed the pages of the book together.
   • The drain was gummed up with hair and soap.

   Synonymesblockchokecloggluejamobstructpasteplugstickstop

Variantes phrasalgum up