Hyphenation of gumming

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word gumming? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

gum-ming

Definitions of gumming:

1.	Ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
2.	Cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum If you gum the tape it is stronger
3.	Grind with the gums Chew without teeth and with great difficulty The old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
4.	Become sticky
5.	Exude or form gum These trees gum in the Spring

Synonyms of gumming:

noun	mumbling, chew, chewing, mastication, manduction

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