gummy
Showing the gumsShowing the gums.
» Children like gummy bears.
Kinder mögen Gummibärchen.
Дети любят мармеладных мишек.
Дітям подобаються мармеладні ведмедики Гамі.
Meaning
4 sensesShowing the gums.
a gummy grin
Resembling gum (the substance).
covered with adhesive gum
Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
(archaic, slang)Thick; fat.
Examples
16 sentencesChildren like gummy bears.
Дітям подобаються мармеладні ведмедики Гамі. — deniko
ruДети любят мармеладных мишек. — marafon
deKinder mögen Gummibärchen. — Esperantostern
Tom ate all the gummy bears.
deTom hat alle Gummibären aufgegessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom bought a giant gummy bear.
deTom hat sich einen Riesengummibären gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom made a giant gummy bear.
deTom stellte einen Riesengummibären her. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why aren't there any blue gummy bears?
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From gum (“(substance)”) + -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).From gum (“(substance)”) + -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).
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Forms
gummier, gummiestSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form