Enter the word for search

gummed

/ɡʌmd/

Translations

gummedadjective

more gummed

Comp.

most gummed

Super.

/ɡʌmd/

gomméSe dit d’une surface enduite de gomme ou de colle.

The gummed label was easy to attach to the package.

L’étiquette gommée était facile à fixer sur le colis.

Additional translations

encrasséSens figuré ou technique : couvert ou obstrué par une substance visqueuse.

Synonyms

gumverb

gummed

Past Simple

gummed

Past Simple

gummed

Past Participle

gumming

Gerund

/ɡʌm/

mâchonnerEn parlant surtout d’un enfant ou d’une personne édentée.

The toddler gummed the soft biscuit until it fell apart.

Le tout-petit a mâchonné le biscuit mou jusqu’à ce qu’il s’effrite.

encrasserAu sens d’obstruer ou de bloquer par une substance collante.

The machine stopped working because the gears were gummed up with oil.

La machine s’est arrêtée parce que les engrenages étaient encrassés par l’huile.

encollerAu sens de fixer avec une substance collante.

She gummed the envelope shut before mailing it.

Elle a encollé l’enveloppe avant de l’envoyer.

Synonyms

Definitions

gummedadjective

Having a sticky or adhesive surface.

The gummed label was easy to attach to the package.

Covered or clogged with a gummy substance.

The gummed gears caused the machine to malfunction.

gumverb

To chew or bite with the gums, especially when lacking teeth.

The toddler gummed the soft biscuit until it fell apart.

To stick or adhere something using a sticky substance.

She gummed the envelope shut before mailing it.

To clog or obstruct with a sticky substance.

The machine stopped working because the gears were gummed up with oil.