🇬🇧 Chewing gum meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Chewing gum is a special kind of candy that you keep in your mouth and chew again and again, like your teeth are dancing. It tastes sweet or minty, but unlike other candy, you are not supposed to swallow it. You just chew it to enjoy the flavor and the bouncy, stretchy feeling, and then spit it into the trash when you’re done.

Grandpa said in his day chewing gum cost one coin, and I said, “Wow, now it costs my whole allowance.”

I tried to blow a bubble with two pieces of chewing gum at once and invented the world’s first double-decker bubble.

My little brother stuck his chewing gum on the wall and said, “Look, modern art!”

I put my chewing gum behind my ear like in cartoons, but all I got was sticky hair and a very angry comb.

Some chewing gum used to be made from tree sap, so technically people were walking around happily chewing on trees.

At the park a boy finds chewing gum on the bench. He puts the chewing gum in his mouth and starts chewing. A dog jumps, the chewing gum flies out and lands on his shoe. The boy peels the chewing gum off, tastes the sweet, and throws the chewing gum in the bin. He smiles.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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