gummed
Example Sentences
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But conditions worsened Friday when they discovered they could not offload a neutralizing agent in the failing tank because the valves had broken and were gummed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In a memo to employees, Fiddelke said he was trying to clear up “complexity” that gummed up decision-making and made it harder to deliver on ideas, according to the Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
The process, normally gummed up, is even more difficult lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
My hands were still glued, or gummed, to the raft, which had landed.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
