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gummed

The correct spelling is gummed.

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verb

IPA: /ɡʌmd/

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The correct spelling is gummed. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal. For example: "That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves."

Usage Examples

That cheap oil will gum up the engine valves.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
  2. 2.To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
  3. 3.(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
  4. 4.To stiffen with glue or gum.
  5. 5.(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

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