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Word entry · 5 letters

gummy

Best crossword clue

"Sticky"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡʌmi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted gmmuyStarts with GEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1G2U3M4M5Y

Definitions

  1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Word origin

From gum (“flesh around teeth”) + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • a gummy grin
  • Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
  • This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around.[…]As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels for food.

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