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gummying up

gummying up is the present participle and gerund of gummy up.

Meaning of gummy 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.

Questions about gummying up

What is gummying up the present participle and gerund of?
Gummying up is the present participle and gerund of gummy up.

Words near gummying up in the dictionary

  1. gummy up
  2. gummy weed
  3. gummy weeds
  4. gummy worm
  5. gummy worms
  6. gummying up
  7. gumnivorous
  8. gumnut
  9. gumnuts
  10. Gumot-Nagcolaran
  11. gump

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