chewing gum

Noun

Meaning

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

chewing-gum

Synonyms

gum chewie chewing chew bubble gum chicle bubblegum breath mint gum ball gumball machine gums dubble bubble foam confectionery products glee gum chewing gums

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Hypernyms

sweet confection

Hyponyms

bubble gum gum ball

Examples

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. Elbert Hubbard

Television is chewing gum for the eyes. Frank Lloyd Wright

Part of any serious QA is removing Perl code the same way you go over a dilapidated building you inherit to remove chewing gum and duct tape and fix whatever was kept together for real. Erik Naggum

Yes, my friend,' he said. ‘It is so easy to be an American - here in Paris! A nasal voice - the chewing gum - the little goatee - the horned-rimmed spectacles - all the appurtenances of the stage American... Agatha Christie

I wouldn't treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum and breath mints! For a kissing scene, it's all about the breath mints! Alice Englert

Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes. John Mason Brown

Close letter words and terms

chewiness chewing chewing ball chewing gum composition chewing gum mass chewing gum product