chewing gum

[ choo-ing ]

/ ˈtʃu ɪŋ /

a sweetened and flavored preparation for chewing, usually made of chicle.

Origin of chewing gum

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

If the makers of pencils had designed them for such use, they would have made them with lolly-pops or chewing-gum on one end.

Concerning Sally |William John Hopkins
Doris, who had taken to chewing-gum furtively and in private, discreetly rolled a morsel under her tongue.

Athalie |Robert W. Chambers
"We're still making this here peace," answered a stocky brown-eyed lad, occupied vigorously with chewing-gum.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons
Father always had chewing-gum for the sick kiddies and that kept him in high favor with them.

A House Party with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed

The Bishop impartially selected a button of each kind, and pushed the chewing-gum aside.

The Story of Cooperstown |Ralph Birdsall

chewing gum

a preparation for chewing, usually made of flavoured and sweetened chicle or such substitutes as polyvinyl acetate