chewing gumnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ ˌɡʌm/us/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ ˌɡʌm/B1 a sweet that you keep in your mouth and chew to get its flavour, but do not swallow:
Would you like a piece/stick of chewing gum?
More examples
- I've got chewing gum stuck on my shoe.
- Can I have a piece of chewing gum?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- dark chocolate
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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