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gumming

/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/

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verb

Kauen, zerkauen

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

Examples :

"The old man was gumming his food slowly, carefully, since he had no teeth. "

Der alte Mann kaute sein Essen langsam und vorsichtig, da er keine Zähne hatte.

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verb

Ausweiten der Zahnzwischenräume

To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

Examples :

"The saw was cutting poorly, so he spent the afternoon gumming it to improve its cutting ability. "

Die Säge schnitt schlecht, also verbrachte er den Nachmittag damit, die Zahnzwischenräume auszuweiten, um ihre Schneidefähigkeit zu verbessern.

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verb

Bekleben, verkleben

(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

Examples :

"The toddler was gumming the picture with paste before sticking it onto the construction paper. "

Das Kleinkind beklebte das Bild mit Kleister, bevor es es auf das Tonpapier klebte.

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verb

Verkleben, zukleben

To stiffen with glue or gum.

Examples :

"The spilled juice was gumming the pages of my notebook together. "

Der verschüttete Saft verklebte die Seiten meines Notizbuchs.

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verb

Zusammenfügen, aneinanderkleben

(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

Examples :

"The child was gumming together colorful paper scraps to make a collage. "

Das Kind fügte buntes Papierschnipsel zusammen, um eine Collage zu erstellen.

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verb

Beeinträchtigen, blockieren

(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

Examples :

"That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."

Dieses billige Öl wird die Motorventile blockieren.

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noun

Kauen ohne Zähne

The act of chewing without teeth.

Examples :

"The baby was enjoying the gumming of the soft banana, since she didn't have any teeth yet. "

Das Baby genoss das Kauen der weichen Banane, da es noch keine Zähne hatte.

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noun

Das manuelle Entfernen von Ton oder 'Gummi' aus geschnittener Kohle

The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

Examples :

"The coal miners spent hours on the tedious gumming, removing the clay clinging to the newly cut coal. "

Die Bergleute verbrachten Stunden mit der mühsamen Entfernung des Tons, der an der frisch geschnittenen Kohle haftete.

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noun

Verkleben, Leimen

The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.

Examples :

"The artist meticulously applied gum-water to the stone; this process, called gumming, protects the areas that should not accept ink. "

Der Künstler trug sorgfältig Gummiwasser auf den Stein auf; dieser Prozess, das Verkleben genannt, schützt die Bereiche, die keine Tinte annehmen sollen.

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noun

Gummose

A disease marked by a discharge of gum, affecting stone fruit.

Examples :

"The orchard owner worried about the rising instances of gumming in his apricot trees, fearing a significant loss of fruit. "

Der Obstbauer sorgte sich über die zunehmenden Fälle von Gummose in seinen Aprikosenbäumen und befürchtete einen erheblichen Fruchtverlust.

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