gummy

adjective gum·my \ ˈgə-mē \

|Updated on: 8 Jul 2018

Examples: gummy in a Sentence

Definition of gummy

gummier; gummiest

1 : viscous, sticky

2 a : consisting of or containing gum

b : covered with gum

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gumminess

noun

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Examples of gummy in a Sentence

How did you get your hands so gummy?
the outside of the bottle was gummy with old dribbles of salad oil

Recent Examples of gummy from the Web

One of the most popular ones, The Meser, has every flavor of slush in it with gummy bears on the bottom for $2.29.

— hannah kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "RJ Ice Cream in Elm Grove is a kid's paradise," 28 June 2018
Kardashian posted a video of the spread on her Instagram story, which also included Haribo gummy bears, M&M’s, and Blue Diamond almonds.

— PEOPLE.com, "Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Chow Down on Popeyes 'Fresh Off The Plane' From Paris Fashion Week," 22 June 2018
But some takes place more slowly, as the gummy rock of the deeper mantle gradually readjusts to the lighter burden.

— katie langin, Science | AAAS, "Rising bedrock below West Antarctica could delay catastrophic ice sheet collapse," 21 June 2018
Sign up for our daily newsletter and never miss our latest and greatest stories Science An up-close look at the jaw-dropping chemical reaction between Potassium Chlorate and a sweet little gummy bear.

— megan molteni, WIRED, "The Collapse of a $40 Million Nutrition Science Crusade," 18 June 2018
KrungThep’s cheese topper reminded me of a saltier, gummier version of cream cheese.

— lauren delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Mark National Cheese Day with these quirky dishes," 31 May 2018
Lee advised Morrison to be aware of students with gummy bears because they could be laced with a synthetic stimulant called flakka, known to cause violent behavior.

— juliet macur, New York Times, "Suicides, Drug Addiction and High School Football," 8 Mar. 2018
Generally, multivitamins are in pill, tablet, or gummy form with nutrients at levels close to their Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), the NIH says.

— korin miller, Allure, "Do You Need to Take a Multivitamin? Here's What Nutritionists Say," 3 May 2018
When Hat Yai opened on a now-trendy stretch of Northeast Killingsworth Street in 2016, my initial hang-ups about the food were mostly textural: gummy jasmine rice, over-concentrated cocktails, or the occasionally stiff roti or fried chicken.

— OregonLive.com, "Hat Yai is the Southern star in Portland's Thai food constellation," 6 Apr. 2018

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