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gluing

  • present participle of glue.

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“How much can we add to it? How much can we get away with gluing onto this thing?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"The spermine is like cheese that connects the long, thin noodles without gluing them together, making them easier to digest."

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

New offences were created including interfering with national infrastructure, "locking on" – chaining or gluing yourself to something – and tunnelling underground.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Other recent protests have involved activists blocking highway traffic in various parts of Italy, and gluing hands of activists to the protective glass of a Botticelli painting in the Uffizi Gallery.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

But that night they were back, filling the holes in the bark again and gluing grass to the barrier.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer