Definition of chewing gum in English:
chewing gum
nounˈtʃuːɪŋ ɡʌmˈtʃuɪŋ ˈˌɡəm
mass nounFlavoured gum for chewing, typically made from chicle.
Example sentencesExamples
- His words were slightly muffled by the wad of chewing gum rolling around his mouth.
- They said chewing gum was the most serious form of litter they encountered.
- Tony's face reddened and he toyed with the wrapper off his chewing gum.
- The streets of Swinford are covered with discarded chewing gum and needs attending to urgently.
- This morning though, I found a packet of chewing gum in the microwave.
- A letter has been sent to every parent laying down the new ground rules which include a ban on mobile phones and chewing gum in school.
- The taste is of stale water with a texture somewhere between used chewing gum and window putty.
- Is it ok to chew chewing gum that's been through the wash in the pocket of your jeans?
- The problem of streets blighted with chewing gum will never go away.
- When I was five, she bought me chocolates and chewing gum and we talked about cricket.
- She absently smacked her chewing gum and wound it around her finger as she talked.
- We are clueless when it comes to removing chewing gum from things.
- Heavy users of garlic, cough sweets or chewing gum will similarly find their tasting faculties impaired.
- It may exert this effect even at low doses in chewing gum flavoured with liquorice.
- Clearing up unsightly chewing gum from pavements is a costly burden for local councils, but now an answer is at hand.
- I bet there's not one person reading this that can honestly say they have never got chewing gum stuck to the bottom of their shoe.
- What are the Government's plans to eradicate the evil of discarded chewing gum from the nation's pavements?
- Last night, I felt like I was chewing cotton wool, and walking with chewing gum stuck to the bottom of my feet.
- The rest of the town still has to put up with discarded chewing gum.
- There are certain corridors that the students are not allowed to use and you have rules on chewing gum.
Definition of chewing gum in US English:
chewing gum
nounˈCHo͞oiNG ˈˌɡəmˈtʃuɪŋ ˈˌɡəm
Flavored gum for chewing, typically sold in packets of individually wrapped thin strips.
Example sentencesExamples
- They said chewing gum was the most serious form of litter they encountered.
- We are clueless when it comes to removing chewing gum from things.
- Heavy users of garlic, cough sweets or chewing gum will similarly find their tasting faculties impaired.
- She absently smacked her chewing gum and wound it around her finger as she talked.
- Last night, I felt like I was chewing cotton wool, and walking with chewing gum stuck to the bottom of my feet.
- Tony's face reddened and he toyed with the wrapper off his chewing gum.
- This morning though, I found a packet of chewing gum in the microwave.
- The streets of Swinford are covered with discarded chewing gum and needs attending to urgently.
- Is it ok to chew chewing gum that's been through the wash in the pocket of your jeans?
- It may exert this effect even at low doses in chewing gum flavoured with liquorice.
- The problem of streets blighted with chewing gum will never go away.
- I bet there's not one person reading this that can honestly say they have never got chewing gum stuck to the bottom of their shoe.
- When I was five, she bought me chocolates and chewing gum and we talked about cricket.
- What are the Government's plans to eradicate the evil of discarded chewing gum from the nation's pavements?
- The rest of the town still has to put up with discarded chewing gum.
- The taste is of stale water with a texture somewhere between used chewing gum and window putty.
- His words were slightly muffled by the wad of chewing gum rolling around his mouth.
- A letter has been sent to every parent laying down the new ground rules which include a ban on mobile phones and chewing gum in school.
- There are certain corridors that the students are not allowed to use and you have rules on chewing gum.
- Clearing up unsightly chewing gum from pavements is a costly burden for local councils, but now an answer is at hand.