gunge
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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gungesimple
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gungessimple
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have gungedperfect
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has gungedperfect
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are gungingprogressive
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am gungingprogressive
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is gungingprogressive
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have been gungingperfect progressive
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has been gungingperfect progressive
Past
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gungedsimple
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had gungedperfect
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was gungingprogressive
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were gungingprogressive
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had been gungingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of gunge
Example Sentences
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Overheating a cheese sauce, especially in the oven, can cause its emulsion to break, turning a velvety pasta into a grainy gunge.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
"Anarchy," Evans repeats, before adding: "A lot of gunge."
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2017
Once the hair was styled, the fatty gunge would have held the individuals' curls in place.
From Scientific American • Aug. 19, 2011
Awards host Jack Black didn't escape the gunge either.
From Children's BBC • Apr. 4, 2011
Each gunge is rented out at 30,000-40,000 rupees, and their collections paid to the gentlemen.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
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