gummy up

verb

Synonym of gum up.

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Meanings

verbgummy up (third-person singular simple present gummies up, present participle gummying up, simple past and past participle gummied up)

present singular third person gummies up · participle present gummying up · participle past gummied up · past gummied up

  1. Synonym of gum up.

    Synonyms: gum up

  2. informalto make (something) gummy, such as by covering it in glue or sticky dried sugar.
  3. broadlyfigurativelyTo mess up or break (something), especially by making it sticky or slow.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of gum up.

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APA

gummy up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20up

MLA

“gummy up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gummy up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20up.

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