chewing gum
chewing gum noun: a flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing, commonly used for freshening breath, stress relief, and cognitive focus.
Noun
chewing gum (countable and uncountable, plural chewing gums)
- A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing, commonly used for freshening breath, stress relief, and cognitive focus.
- Synonyms:
- chewie
chewing gum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
chewing gum in Hindi
- flavoured preparation for chewing
- चूइंग गम cūiṅg gam, जुगल jugal
chewing gum in Tamil
- மெல்லும் கோந்து
chewing gum in Urdu
- flavoured preparation for chewing
- چُوئِن٘گ گَم cūiṅg gam
chewing gum in Bengali
- flavoured preparation for chewing
- চ্যুইং গাম cuiṅ gam
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- chewing gum in Gujarati
- ચિંગમ ciṅgam
- chewing gum in Pashto
- ژاوله žāwla
- chewing gum in Tagalog
- tsiklet
- chewing gum in Arabic
- عِلْكَة ʕilka, لُبَان lubān
- chewing gum in Malay
- gula-gula getah
- chewing gum in Indonesian
- permen karet
- chewing gum in Thai
- หมากฝรั่ง màak-fà-ràng
- chewing gum in Vietnamese
- kẹo cao su
- chewing gum in Myanmar
- ချူးအင်းဂမ်း hkyu:ang:gam:
Synonyms of chewing gum
Forms of chewing gum
| plural | chewing gums |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | chewing-gum |
Origin of chewing gum
From chewing + gum.
Words formed from chewing gum
Questions about chewing gum
- What does chewing gum mean?
- Chewing gum means a flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing, commonly used for freshening breath, stress relief, and cognitive focus.
- What is chewing gum in Hindi?
- Chewing gum in Hindi is चूइंग गम (cūiṅg gam), जुगल (jugal). See Chewing gum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chewing gum?
- Chewing gum is a noun.
- What is the plural of chewing gum?
- The plural of chewing gum is chewing gums.
Words near chewing gum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chewing gum (page history and authors); chewing gum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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