gumming
/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/
adjective
- That gums or causes gumming; sticky or adhesive.
- She used a gumming solution to seal the envelopes.
- The gumming agent made the paper sheets stick together.
- The gumming texture of the paste was perfect for crafts.
noun
- The act or process of applying gum or adhesive to something.
- The gumming of the stamps was done by a machine in the post office.
- The gumming on the back of the label made it easy to stick onto the package.
- She learned the art of gumming envelopes by hand in the stationery shop.
- The act of chewing or biting with the gums, especially by a toothless person or animal.
- He watched the kitten's gentle gumming of the soft toy.
- The baby's gumming of the teething ring helped soothe her sore gums.
- The old dog's gumming of his food was slow but effective.
- A sticky or gummy substance or residue.
- There was a black gumming on the bottom of the old shoe.
- The gumming from the tree sap stuck to the car's windshield.
- He cleaned the gumming off the gears with a solvent.