Read about gum disease (gingivitis) treatment, symptoms, stages, cures, and home remedies. Gum disease symptoms and signs include loose teeth, bad breath, and swollen, red, receding, and bleeding gums.
maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence. maimed by a shark; cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg. crippled for life in an accident
verb (used with object), tummed, tumming. 1. to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding. Origin of tum.