gummed

past tense of gum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummed
Verb
  • The tree branches are pretty clumped together, versus having lots of individual limbs to bend.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Grant’s eyelashes were noticeably accentuated and clumped together on the top and bottom using mascara only.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Babycatcher chewed his twig and held on to a thin rope, not much more than a string, which disappeared up into the canopy, likely connected to the pulleys and rigs and tackle that worked the biggest net down below.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many of its 8,500 residents once lost internet service after squirrels chewed through a fiber-optic cable.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Warm Wood with Brushed Brass Probably the most obvious sign your kitchen is not a member of generation alpha is warm wood cabinetry and brushed or oiled brass hardware, especially if both elements feature highly decorative details.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But the big keyhole was plain, oiled, in use.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Starz’s latest offering, every wall is realistically grimed, and every plaid is laid just so.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Some quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
    Charles Infosino, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
    Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hot water is a great way to clean sheets that are heavily soiled, to get rid of uninvited guests like bed bugs or lice, or to kill dust mites.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Air Canada is facing more accusations of forcing customers to sit in seats soiled with other people’s vomit.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is theoretically something the sport should have internalized decades ago, starting when the NFL lapped Major League Baseball as America’s most popular league.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But all were gleefully lapped up by tried-and-true slasher fans and a new wave of bloodthirsty teenage audiences.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Gummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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