Gummy

Word GUMMY
Character 5
Hyphenation gum my
Pronunciations /ˈɡʌmi/

Definitions and meanings of "Gummy"

What do we mean by gummy?

Consisting of or containing gum. adjective

Covered or clogged with or as if with gum. adjective

Having the texture or properties of gum; sticky and viscid. adjective

Consisting of gum; of the nature of gum; viscous; adhesive.

Impregnated with gum; giving out gum; covered with or clogged by gum or viscous matter.

In pathology, pertaining to or having the nature of a gumma; gummatous.

Having an accumulation of gum, or matter resembling gum; stuffy; puffy; swollen.

Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum. adjective

A gumma. adjective

Showing the gums. adjective

Short for gummy shark. noun

A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth. noun

Resembling gum (the substance). adjective

A gummy candy. noun

Covered with adhesive gum adjective

Having the sticky properties of an adhesive adjective

A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Gummy

The word "gummy" in example sentences

Her wrists are covered by lots of thin gummy bracelets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Australian sea-side hotel was regularly supplied with young shark -- "gummy" -- by a fisherman, for whose veracity the author can vouch. ❋ Ernest Scott (1903)

July 23, 2009 at 9:59 am yeps …. no be calling her gummy yet LOL ❋ Unknown (2009)

Columbia student gastronome Jason Bell first caught the attention of New York Magazine's Grub Street blog for calling Colicchio's gnocchi "gummy" and his bacon "vague," among other verbose critiques. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

I found that when I chilled this before baking it (like I usually do for my lasagnes) it got kind of "gummy" (to quote my mother) - I'd bake it ASAP next time. ❋ Sarah (2008)

They tasted "healthy" - kind of gummy I think because my figs were dry and old. ❋ Sucheela (2009)

Bake in the center of the oven for 55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out absolutely clean under-cooking may result in a "gummy" texture. ❋ Bryanna Clark Grogan (2009)

Customers also can choose special toppings, such as gummy bears and chocolate chips, for an extra 25 cents. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The poet's truth to Nature in his 'gummy' chestnut-buds, and to Art in the 'long green box 'of mignonette -- and that masterful touch of likening the first intrusion of love into the virgin bosom of the Miller's daughter to the plunging of a water-rat into the mill-dam -- these are beauties which, we do not fear to say, equal anything even in Keats. ❋ John Louis Haney (N/A)

And when she discovered that her chest of drawers had been opened with an indifferent chisel, and that a silver watch of her grandfather's -- weighing one pound and a quarter -- had disappeared, along with an apple-scoop, also of precious metal, belonging to her late husband, who was "gummy," Mrs. Kibbey became a physical wreck, fit for nothing, and comprehending next to nothing. ❋ Various (N/A)

The other end of the pipe was closed with a kind of gummy cement. ❋ Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1913)

By North American standards they would be called gummy candies, but in Oz they’re lollies and I used to get them from the bulk bins at the lolly shop on campus to eat during class. ❋ Brilynn (2006)

At present, the inclusion of vegetable ingredients in confectionery is very limited and typically confined to Asian products such as gummy-type chews from China. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Grub Street blog for calling Colicchio's gnocchi "gummy" and his bacon ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2010)

This entire plate is edible, even the blue "gummy" water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe you worry about crooked teeth, spaces between your teeth, stained or discolored teeth, chipped teeth, broken or missing teeth or having a "gummy" smile. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As this "gummy" product was pumped, it almost became ❋ Unknown (2010)

Shoppers are able to create a color-infused gift by pairing any candy dish with Bluebird's candies, such as gummy peachy penguins, blue heart-shaped milk chocolates and old-fashioned orange slices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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