chewing gum

[ choo-ing ]

/ ˈtʃu ɪŋ /

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noun

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

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Origin of chewing gum

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

Words nearby chewing gum

Chevy Chase, chew, Chewa, chewable, chewie, chewing gum, chewing louse, Chewings fescue, chewing tobacco, chewink, chew-'n'-spew

How to use chewing gum in a sentence

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.
Sex can relieve nasal congestion, and other work honored by 2021 Ig Nobels|Jennifer Ouellette|September 9, 2021|Ars Technica
In July, Philip Morris International snapped up the Danish firm Fertin Pharma, which makes medicinal chewing gum.
Philip Morris International cigarettes can cause lung disease. Now the company wants to sell medicine to treat it.|Todd Frankel|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
He parked near us and sat watching and chewing gum or something.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas|Edwin Shrake|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the boys testified, they were seen exiting the courthouse smiling, chewing gum, and slapping their hands together.
Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband?|Marlow Stern|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Turk came up with a design modeled on lozenge-shaped chewing-gum.
Joshua Compston Was Once the Wunderkind of the British Art World…and Now He’s Been Practically Forgotten|Anthony Haden-Guest|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They pushed old ladies off the sidewalks and bought young girls for packs of chewing gum.
The Not-Always-Greatest Generation|David Margolick|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have been frantically chewing gum for two days, pausing only to eat and sleep.
After War: Anger, Panic, and Sometimes Peace|Benjamin Tupper|June 26, 2013|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.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
One of the town flatfoots came down and stared in, chewing gum methodically.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Rosin-weed has always seemed to me to be a harmless herb, which is shown also by its use among children as chewing gum.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
The driver, a lean saturnine man who seemed to be forever chewing gum, began to prepare coffee.
Security|Poul William Anderson
In the North they also have a strange custom, called chewing gum.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for chewing gum

chewing gum

noun

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

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