verb🔗ShareMâcherTo chew, especially of a toothless person or animal."The elderly woman, having lost most of her teeth, gummed the soft peach. "La vieille femme, ayant perdu la plupart de ses dents, mâchait la pêche molle.animalfoodbodyphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉlargir et approfondir les espaces entre les dents (d'une scie usée)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. "Le charpentier a élargi les espaces entre les dents de la scie usée, la rendant plus tranchante et plus efficace.technicalmachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColler, encoller(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. "L'enfant a collé des autocollants partout sur son cahier.materialsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGommer, collerTo stiffen with glue or gum."The old envelope, unused for years, had gummed shut, making it difficult to open. "La vieille enveloppe, inutilisée depuis des années, s'était collée, rendant son ouverture difficile.materialsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColler ensemble, assembler maladroitement(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. "L'enfant a collé les morceaux de papier de construction ensemble avec trop de colle, créant un collage désordonné et inégal.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGêner, entraver(with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process."That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."Cette huile bon marché va gêner les soupapes du moteur.functionprocesstechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
