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Raregummed
The correct spelling is gummed.
How to pronounce gummed
verb
IPA: /ɡʌmd/
Say it like: Gum-med
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.To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
- 2.To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
- 3.(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
- 4.To stiffen with glue or gum.
- 5.(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
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