gummed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- ungummed adjective
Etymology
Origin of gummed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; gum 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
That gummed up financing and logistics for Arctic LNG 2 and stopped South Korean shipbuilders from delivering to the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025
The housing market gummed up, people unable to move and all this at time when there is huge demand for more homes.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
She wasn’t even listening, with her face all gummed up with paint and her eyes hard as a fice dog’s.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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