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chewing gum
noun
: a sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material (such as a preparation of chicle) used for chewing
Examples of chewing gum in a Sentence
a piece of chewing gum
Recent Examples on the Web
That day, though, saw something new: An employee named Sharon Buchanan rang up a packet of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum without ever having to key in a price.
—Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
Thao Nguyen An Oregon man has been found guilty in the 1980 murder of a college student after police linked him to the case with the help of genetic genealogy and chewing gum, reviving a decades-old cold case, authorities said.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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“Chewing gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chewing%20gum. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
chewing gum
noun
: a sweetened and flavored soft material (as of chicle) used for chewing
More from Merriam-Webster on chewing gum
Nglish: Translation of chewing gum for Spanish Speakers
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