gunge
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Participles
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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am gungingprogressive
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are 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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In pantomimes there’s always a scene where a character gets covered in food, or gunge.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
The mucky gunge resembled a certain type of lava referred to as "pahoehoe", which is observed at Hawaii's famous Kīlauea volcano.
From BBC ● May 18, 2020
Once the hair was styled, the fatty gunge would have held the individuals' curls in place.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2011
Miley Cyrus looks pretty happy - not only did she escape the gunge, but she won best movie actress for her role in The Last Song.
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
For Alzheimer’s disease they have been designed to target a sticky protein – called amyloid - that gunges up the gaps between brain cells.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
The collection of the customs from all quarters they have stopped, and collected them at their own gunges.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
The gentlemen have established gunges for their own advantage, called Colonel Gunge, at Darunghur, Futtyghur, &c.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
She has since returned to work, and fundraised for Cancer Research UK – including being gunged with 15 litres of orange gloop in the garden of the Red Lyon pub in Slinfold.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025
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