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gummy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gum·my /ˈɡʌmi/ adjective  1. STICKsticky or covered in glue 黏性的,涂胶的2. DCBa gummy smile shows the gums in someone’s mouth when they have no teeth 〔笑容〕露齿龈的
Examples from the Corpus
gummya baby's gummy fingersShe gave me a great, gummy grin which almost split her face in two.There was fire under the gummy icing that blood had formed on his forearm.There was a gummy label attached to several sharp shards.Sharing a club chair with Elliot, six-month-old Gabe keeps turning his irresistible gummy smiles on me.Conifers protect their trunks from mechanical damage and insect attack with a special gummy substance, resin.This recipe produces a cake with a moist, slightly gummy texture, which some of our tasters actually preferred.
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gummy
gummy /ˈɡʌmi/ adjective
1. sticky or covered in glue
2. a gummy smile shows the gums in someone’s mouth when they have no teeth


gummyBrE /ˈɡʌmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌmi/ 🔊 adjective (informal) sticky or covered in gum (3) 黏性的;涂有黏胶的a gummy smile shows your teeth and gums (微笑时)露齿龈的