Anagrams of: GUMMING

• ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

• of China

• informal terms for a mother

• secrecy

• failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

• Demure, shy.

• The letter م in the Arabic script.

• a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

• a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

• the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

• any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

• cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

• wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

• any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

• cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

• grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

• become sticky

• exude or form gum

• the quantity that can be held in a mug

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• with handle and usually cylindrical

• rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

• To stare awkwardly

• A municipal bond.

• A facility operated by a municipal government, such as a golf course or train line.

• The municipal government / municipality

• (often italicized) A Jain or Buddhist ascetic who has taken a vow of silence