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gumming (up)

verb

present participle of gum (up)
as in stopping (up)
to prevent passage through by filling with something pipes gummed up with cooking grease

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  1. blocking
  2. obstructing
Verb
  • At one point relatively early in Resident Evil, our hapless hero must creep through a large camper van that is blocking his exit from a tunnel.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As the lead-blocking back on Kenneth Walker III’s 60-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-1 early in the third quarter, Tonga sealed the edge and allowed Walker to bounce outside.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • None of this means obstructing staff, entering restricted areas, or secretly recording conversations.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • He was charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and resisting an officer without violence.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of obstructing
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“Gumming (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gumming%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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