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manduction vs gumming

gumming vs manduction

manduction and gumming both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manduction Yes No No No
gumming Yes No No No
As nouns, gumming is a hyponym of manduction; that is, gumming is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manduction:
  • manduction: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
  • gumming: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
Other hyponyms of manduction include chomping, mumbling, rumination.
manduction (noun) gumming (noun)
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
Difference between manduction and gumming

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