verb🔗ShareMasticarTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal."The elderly woman, having lost most of her teeth, gummed the soft peach. "La anciana, habiendo perdido la mayoría de sus dientes, masticó el melocotón blando.animalfoodbodyphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfundizar y agrandar los espacios entre los dientes (de una sierra desgastada)To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer."The carpenter gummed the teeth of the worn-out saw, making it sharper and more effective. "El carpintero profundizó y agrandó los espacios entre los dientes de la sierra desgastada, haciéndola más afilada y efectiva.technicalmachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngomar, pegar(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to."The child gummed stickers all over his notebook. "El niño pegó pegatinas por todo su cuaderno.materialsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngomar, pegar con gomaTo stiffen with glue or gum."The old envelope, unused for years, had gummed shut, making it difficult to open. "El sobre viejo, sin usar durante años, se había pegado, lo que dificultaba su apertura.materialsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePegar, unir torpemente(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence."The child gummed the construction paper scraps together with too much glue, creating a messy, uneven collage. "El niño pegó los recortes de papel de construcción con demasiada cola, creando un collage desordenado y desigual.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImpedir, obstaculizar(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process."That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."Ese aceite barato impedirá el funcionamiento de las válvulas del motor.functionprocesstechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
