as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
the outside of the bottle was gummy with old dribbles of salad oil
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Obviously there's no dense or gummy pockets of dough.
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Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
Cold liquid will make the potatoes tough and gummy.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Though the caviar nuggets were the star of the show, Rihanna and Rosales sat at a table full of food, which also included a charcuterie tray, a bowl of gummy candy, an assortment of fresh fruit, and a little dish of Fruity Pebbles.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Throw in food scraps, such as rotted celery, flat half-cans of beer, stale muffins, coffee filters, old spices, an apple slice or gummy bear that broke the 5-second rule, moldy bread, eggshells.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
Cold liquid will make the potatoes tough and gummy.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Though the caviar nuggets were the star of the show, Rihanna and Rosales sat at a table full of food, which also included a charcuterie tray, a bowl of gummy candy, an assortment of fresh fruit, and a little dish of Fruity Pebbles.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Throw in food scraps, such as rotted celery, flat half-cans of beer, stale muffins, coffee filters, old spices, an apple slice or gummy bear that broke the 5-second rule, moldy bread, eggshells.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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