gummy
Origin of gummy
1Other words from gummy
- gum·mi·ness, noun
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How to use gummy in a sentence
I ate something every 30 minutes throughout my run, and while I threw in a pack of gummy bears and some Fig Newman’s, the majority of my fuel consisted of these.
Finding the right balance of THC in gummy form requires “a lot more science than many other platforms,” says Mike Hennesy, Wana’s vice president of innovation.
Pay attention to nose pads and temples, especially the grippy rubber material that gets all gummy with dirt and sweat.
The bread continues to bake on the inside even after it’s been removed from the oven, and cutting it too early may result something gummy or rubbery.
Ease into Winter with Backcountry-Approved Comfort Food | Christina Bernstein | November 12, 2020 | Outside OnlineFinally, let the chicken cook until the skin releases easily from the pan, a sign that it’s well browned and no longer as gummy.
Turn a cheap chicken dinner into a Turkish street-food getaway | SAVEUR Editors | September 25, 2020 | Popular-Science
The end product is the closest I've come to achieving that "damp, gummy richness" McCullers' Frankie enjoyed so much.
As if to illustrate that, he removed his teeth, and put them on the table, flashing a gummy, toothless smile at me.
Cook it for too long and it gets mushy on the inside; not long enough and it gets gummy.
Previously they were painted, and had a gummy, sticky influence rearwards upon peoples clothes.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusThe residue in the dish after evaporation was a tough reddish brown, gummy mass which could be drawn out into fine threads.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeFurther examination indicated the presence of salicylic acid, a gummy material, having the properties of tragacanth and glycerin.
Swiftly Tom stuck the sheet of paper up under the show window, fastening it with the gummy seals.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)It ran for about four or five inches, where the pipe appeared to be sealed with the same gummy substance as at the other end.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for gummy (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡʌmɪ) /
sticky or tacky
consisting of, coated with, or clogged by gum or a similar substance
producing gum
Origin of gummy
1Derived forms of gummy
- gumminess, noun
British Dictionary definitions for gummy (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡʌmɪ) /
toothless; not showing one's teeth
Australian a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth
NZ an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth
Origin of gummy
2Derived forms of gummy
- gummily, adverb
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