Gummed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌmd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌmd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌmd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌmd/.

Examples

if you gum the tape it is stronger
the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food
these trees gum in the Spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gum gummy mumble

Parts of Speech

verb	cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum “if you gum the tape it is stronger”
verb	grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty “the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food”
verb	become sticky
verb	exude or form gum “these trees gum in the Spring”
adjective	covered with adhesive gum

Word Forms

gum	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
mumbling	noun	ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
gumming	noun	ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gummiert

mit oder wie mit Kaugummi bedecken, ausfüllen, fixieren oder bestreichen

🇫🇷French

gommé

couvrir, remplir, fixer ou enduire avec ou comme avec de la gomme

🇪🇸Spanish

engomado

cubrir, rellenar, fijar o untar con o como si fuera chicle

🇮🇹Italian

gommato

coprire, riempire, fissare o spalmare con o come se fosse una gomma

🇳🇱Dutch

gegomd

bedekken, vullen, fixeren of bestrijken met of als met kauwgom

🇵🇹Portuguese

gomado

cobrir, preencher, fixar ou manchar com ou como se fosse goma

🇷🇺Russian

склеенный

покрыть, заполнить, зафиксировать или смазать жевательной резинкой или как будто ею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोंदयुक्त

ढकना, भरना, स्थिर करना या गोंद से या मानो गोंद से ढकना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঠা

আচ্ছাদন, ভরাট, ঠিক বা দাগ দিয়ে বা মাড়ি দিয়ে যদি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈறுகள்

கவர், நிரப்புதல், சரி செய்தல் அல்லது பசை கொண்டு அல்லது அது போல் ஸ்மியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిగుళ్ళు

గమ్‌తో లేదా లాగా కవర్ చేయండి, పూరించండి, పరిష్కరించండి లేదా స్మెర్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकट

डिंकाने झाकून टाका, भरा, फिक्स करा किंवा स्मीअर करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુંદરવાળું

ગમ વડે ઢાંકવું, ભરવું, ઠીક કરવું અથવા સમીયર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮ್ಡ್

ಕವರ್, ಫಿಲ್, ಫಿಕ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಮೀಯರ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಮೀಯರ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഡ്

ഗം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ മൂടുക, പൂരിപ്പിക്കുക, ശരിയാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്മിയർ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਮਡ

ਢੱਕੋ, ਭਰੋ, ਫਿਕਸ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੀਅਰ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਗੱਮ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسوڑا

ڈھکنا، بھرنا، ٹھیک کرنا یا مسوڑوں کے ساتھ یا گویا مسوڑھوں سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

涂胶的

用或仿佛用口香糖覆盖、填充、固定或涂抹

🇯🇵Japanese

ガム状の

ガムで、またはガムのように覆う、埋める、固定する、または塗る

🇰🇷Korean

고무질을 한

껌으로 덮거나, 채우거나, 고치거나, 바르거나 껌처럼 바르세요.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dính keo

che, lấp đầy, sửa chữa hoặc bôi nhọ bằng hoặc như thể bằng kẹo cao su

🇹🇭Thai

ทากาว

ปิดทับ เติม แก้ไข หรือทาด้วยหรือเสมือนใช้หมากฝรั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dilekatkan

menutupi, mengisi, memperbaiki atau mengolesi dengan atau seolah-olah dengan permen karet

🇲🇾Malay

bergetah

tutup, isi, kemas atau calit dengan atau seolah-olah dengan gusi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صمغ

قم بتغطية أو ملء أو إصلاح أو تشويه بالعلكة أو كما لو كانت

🇮🇷Persian

لثه دار

با آدامس بپوشانید، پر کنید، ثابت کنید یا با آدامس آغشته کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

zamklı

sakızla veya sanki sakızla kaplanmış gibi örtün, doldurun, sabitleyin veya bulaştırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסטיק

לכסות, למלא, לתקן או למרוח עם או כאילו במסטיק

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