chewing gum

[ choo-ing ]

noun

1. a sweetened and flavored preparation for chewing, usually made of chicle.

chewing gum

noun

1. a preparation for chewing, usually made of flavoured and sweetened chicle or such substitutes as polyvinyl acetate

Word History and Origins

Origin of chewing gum¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

Example Sentences

Perhaps they might find surprising insights into how cats communicate or into the bacteriomes of discarded wads of chewing gum from different parts of the world.

From Ars Technica

In July, Philip Morris International snapped up the Danish firm Fertin Pharma, which makes medicinal chewing gum.

From Washington Post

He parked near us and sat watching and chewing gum or something.

From The Daily Beast

After the boys testified, they were seen exiting the courthouse smiling, chewing gum, and slapping their hands together.

From The Daily Beast

Turk came up with a design modeled on lozenge-shaped chewing-gum.

From The Daily Beast

They pushed old ladies off the sidewalks and bought young girls for packs of chewing gum.

From The Daily Beast

I have been frantically chewing gum for two days, pausing only to eat and sleep.

From The Daily Beast

Then rolling chewing-gum from one corner of his mouth into the other, he snapped off the electric light and walked from the room.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the town flatfoots came down and stared in, chewing gum methodically.

From Project Gutenberg

Rosin-weed has always seemed to me to be a harmless herb, which is shown also by its use among children as chewing gum.

From Project Gutenberg

The driver, a lean saturnine man who seemed to be forever chewing gum, began to prepare coffee.

From Project Gutenberg

In the North they also have a strange custom, called chewing gum.

From Project Gutenberg