Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for gummy. Search instead for Gummies.
Definitions

gummy

[guhm-ee] / ˈgʌm i /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Jenna Movsowitz, a writer who covers commerce and emerging trends in the newsletter “Express Checkout,” said that gummy supplements arose largely because it was “too inconvenient to do powders or pills.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

I wanted it dark, fudgy and almost absurdly moist, with shredded zucchini and big pockets of bittersweet chocolate — but not so moist that the whole enterprise tipped into gummy.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

He went to bat for gummy aficionados during oral argument.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Chamoy has been used by a lot of modern day food makers and chefs with American nostalgic candies, like peach rings and gummy worms, and my personal favorite, Gushers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

There were gummy stains on it, too, like crankcase drainings or old strawberry jam.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Eckhart creases; smile gummier than you might expect, blinding whites under wraps.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2013

The good news is that the oil breaks down in the water, becoming gummier but less toxic, said Edward Overton, professor emeritus of environmental science at Louisiana State University.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2010

Further heating turned the liquid into a pasty, gummier goo.

From Time Magazine Archive

On other issues, his view of states’ rights was gummier.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Some bacteria thrive on the blackest, gummiest oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is a case for your gummiest shoes.

From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Eugene Manlove Rhodes


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com