gums 1 of 2

plural of gum

gums

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gums
Noun
  • In other words, sitting in your man cave or woman cave spraying melanotan II up your nose alone may not give you that savage or dope tan.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This naturally leads to reporters questioning how the meat tastes.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Either way, there is a better way to sip a creamy alcoholic drink that actually tastes like something without having to resort to saccharine premade nog.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Gums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gums. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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