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gummy up

gummy up verb: synonym of gum up.

Verb

gummy up (third-person singular simple present gummies up, present participle gummying up, simple past and past participle gummied up)

  1. Synonym of gum up.
    Synonyms:
    gum up
  2. (informal) to make (something) gummy, such as by covering it in glue or sticky dried sugar.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) To mess up or break (something), especially by making it sticky or slow.

Synonyms of gummy up

Forms of gummy up

third-person singular presentgummies up
present participlegummying up
past participlegummied up
pastgummied up

Questions about gummy up

What does gummy up mean?
Gummy up means synonym of gum up.
What part of speech is gummy up?
Gummy up is a verb.
What is the past tense of gummy up?
The past tense of gummy up is gummied up.

Words near gummy up in the dictionary

  1. gummy bears
  2. gummy shark
  3. gummy sharks
  4. gummy squirrel
  5. gummy squirrels
  6. gummy up
  7. gummy weed
  8. gummy weeds
  9. gummy worm
  10. gummy worms
  11. gummying up

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