chewing gum

[ choo-ing ]

/ ˈtʃu ɪŋ /

noun

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

Words nearby chewing gum

chew up, chew-'n'-spew, chewa, chewable, chewie, chewing gum, chewing louse, chewing tobacco, chewings fescue, chewink, chewy

Origin of chewing gum

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

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Examples from the Web for chewing gum

If the makers of pencils had designed them for such use, they would have made them with lolly-pops or chewing-gum on one end.
Concerning Sally|William John Hopkins
Doris, who had taken to chewing-gum furtively and in private, discreetly rolled a morsel under her tongue.
Athalie|Robert W. Chambers
"We're still making this here peace," answered a stocky brown-eyed lad, occupied vigorously with chewing-gum.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
Father always had chewing-gum for the sick kiddies and that kept him in high favor with them.
A House Party with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed

The Bishop impartially selected a button of each kind, and pushed the chewing-gum aside.
The Story of Cooperstown|Ralph Birdsall

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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chewing gum

noun

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Origin of chewing gum

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British Dictionary definitions for chewing gum

noun