gummed

past tense of gum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummed
Verb
  • Conceptualized and brought to life by makeup artist Kenya Rucker and hair stylist Kira Dior, the glam highlights see Palmer don tight, ginger coils, electric blue eye shadow and intentionally clumped lashes for her ’70s moment.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • And Lina Street Food at 2208 Central Drive in Bedford scored low due to rodent droppings and chewed through bags of flour.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • A couple in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faced an unexpected international travel nightmare when their dog chewed through the wife's passport just 12 hours before their flight to Jamaica.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve at the time, had licked inflation, and the stock market was rising after seventeen years of going sideways.
    L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 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
  • The quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • All responses have been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The former president had probably dreamt of the moment of her upcoming detention before, imagining crowds of frenzied supporters standing between her and the police , unwilling to allow their leader to be soiled by the dirty hands of the crooked security forces.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Watching Burrow run around like he was being attacked by bees in the backfield might have left more than a few pairs of underwear soiled in the Greater Cincinnati area.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • High walls ran between the dusty road and the hillside, and on the other side the lake sparkled and lapped.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In coupe form, the new 911 Turbo S lapped the nearly 13-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife a stunning 14 seconds quicker than its 2025 predecessor.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lane picked up three on first down, but the Otay Ranch defense stiffened, turning back the next two runs for no gain.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to adjustable dampers, the Lyriq-V boasts a lowered suspension with components stiffened 10% to 600% from the base Lyriq, which was already a sporty and responsive SUV.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Gummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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