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PRONUNCIATION OF GUM UP

gum up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUM UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gum up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gum up in English.

WHAT DOES GUM UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gum up in the English dictionary

The definition of gum up in the dictionary is to cover, dab, or stiffen with gum. Other definition of gum up is to make a mess of; bungle.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUM UP

PRESENT

Present
I gum up
you gum up
he/she/it gums up
we gum up
you gum up
they gum up
Present continuous
I am gumming up
you are gumming up
he/she/it is gumming up
we are gumming up
you are gumming up
they are gumming up
Present perfect
I have gummed up
you have gummed up
he/she/it has gummed up
we have gummed up
you have gummed up
they have gummed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been gumming up
you have been gumming up
he/she/it has been gumming up
we have been gumming up
you have been gumming up
they have been gumming up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I gummed up
you gummed up
he/she/it gummed up
we gummed up
you gummed up
they gummed up
Past continuous
I was gumming up
you were gumming up
he/she/it was gumming up
we were gumming up
you were gumming up
they were gumming up
Past perfect
I had gummed up
you had gummed up
he/she/it had gummed up
we had gummed up
you had gummed up
they had gummed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been gumming up
you had been gumming up
he/she/it had been gumming up
we had been gumming up
you had been gumming up
they had been gumming up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gum up
you will gum up
he/she/it will gum up
we will gum up
you will gum up
they will gum up
Future continuous
I will be gumming up
you will be gumming up
he/she/it will be gumming up
we will be gumming up
you will be gumming up
they will be gumming up
Future perfect
I will have gummed up
you will have gummed up
he/she/it will have gummed up
we will have gummed up
you will have gummed up
they will have gummed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gumming up
you will have been gumming up
he/she/it will have been gumming up
we will have been gumming up
you will have been gumming up
they will have been gumming up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gum up
you would gum up
he/she/it would gum up
we would gum up
you would gum up
they would gum up
Conditional continuous
I would be gumming up
you would be gumming up
he/she/it would be gumming up
we would be gumming up
you would be gumming up
they would be gumming up
Conditional perfect
I would have gum up
you would have gum up
he/she/it would have gum up
we would have gum up
you would have gum up
they would have gum up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gumming up
you would have been gumming up
he/she/it would have been gumming up
we would have been gumming up
you would have been gumming up
they would have been gumming up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gum up
we let´s gum up
you gum up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gum up
Past participle
gummed up
Present Participle
gumming up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUM UP

gum acacia
gum accroides
gum ammoniac
gum arabic
gum benzoin
gum digger
gum digger´s spear
gum disease
gum elastic
gum elemi
gum field
Gum Nebula
gum nut
gum plant
gum resin
gum turpentine
gumball
gumbo
gumboil
gumboots

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUM UP

back up
be made up
clam up
come up
dream up
drum up
end up
follow up
get up
give up
keep up
look up
set up
show up
sign up
stand up
start up
steam up
sum up
warm up

Synonyms and antonyms of gum up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gum up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUM UP

Find out the translation of gum up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gum up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gum up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口香糖最多
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atascar
570 millions of speakers

English

gum up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गम अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العلكة تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

склеивают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

goma -se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাম আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bousiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gusi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verkleben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガムアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잇몸 까지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permen karet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẹo cao su lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंद वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sakla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gum up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

guma się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склеюють
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guma de până
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gom up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gum upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tannkjøtt opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gum up

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUM UP»

The term «gum up» is regularly used and occupies the 94.392 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUM UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gum up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gum up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gum up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUM UP»

Discover the use of gum up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gum up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Industrial Gums: Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives
A lightly refined softwood kraft stock will adsorb guar gum up to levels of about 4 lb (2 kg) per ton of fiber, whereas highly refined stock can absorb guar gum up to 20 lb (10 kg) per ton. At treatment levels above saturation, guar gum does not ...
Roy Lester Whistler, James N. BeMiller, 1993
2
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
"Be my guest, "Angelo replied. gum gum up sth, also, gum sth up to cause something to stop working well ♢ Don 't send any attachments or pictures, because they tend to gum up my computer. ♢ Related vocabulary gum up the works at works ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
3
The Amazing Jimmi Mayes: Sideman to the Stars
That meant someone else was at the bottom of the totem pole, scraping the gum up, and mopping, and slopping the wax. I was embarrassed to be doing work like that. I had played drums at the Apollo, and there I was—down on my knees ...
Jimmi Mayes, 2013
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美國最新口語
懷中. ment because it may not be true) ; ^c-^^ЖЕ^Ж (Don't take it too seriously. ) ° it иJÍнÍíH^fi ° •fr Take what Mr. Chen said with a grain of salt. will take her story with a grain of salt. • gran gum up the works (to ruin one's plan or to interfere) ...
懷中, 2005
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Motorboating - ND
1936-For the first time ever, boat owners get a truly marine gasoline —developed by Gulf especially for marine use. 'I936-Thousands begin using this revolutionary Gulf Marine White Gasoline —find it doesn't clog copper fuel lines or gum up ...
6
Addictive Disorders in Medical Populations
... U1' C" only Dyspepsia gum (up to 24 weeks pcs/day) 25 + cigslday-4 mg gum ( up to 24 pcs/day) Nicotine nasal spray Nasal irritation 8-40 doses/day 3—6 months Prescription only Nicotine inhaler Local irritation of 6—l6 cartridges/day Up to ...
Norman S. Miller, Mark S. Gold, 2011
7
Psychiatry Review and Canadian Certification Exam ...
Nicotine Mouth soreness 1-24 cigarettes/day: Up to 12 weeks Nicorette, different gum Dyspepsia 2 mg gum (up to flavours (OTC only) 24 pieces/day) 2 5+ cigarettes/day: 4 mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) Nicotine Local irritation 6-16 ...
James Bourgeois, Usha Parthasarathi, Ana Hategan, 2012
8
Women & Heart Disease, Second Edition
... Mouth soreness Dyspepsia 1–24 cigs/day-2 mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) 25+ cigs/day- 4 mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) Up to 12 weeks Local 6–16 Up to 6 irritation of mouth cartridges/day months Zyban $3.50 (prescription only) Nicorette, ...
Nanette Wenger, Peter Collins, 2005
9
The American Psychiatric Publishing Board Review Guide for ...
1–24 cigarettes/day: 2-mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) 25+ cigarettes/day: 4-mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) 6–16 cartridges/day 8–40 doses/day 21 mg/24 hours 14 mg/24 hours 7 mg/24 hours 15 mg/16 hours Taper up to 1 mg twice a day by ...
James A. Bourgeois, Robert E. Hales, Julie S. Young, 2009
10
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry
1–24 cigarettes/day: 2-mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) 25+ cigarettes/day: 4-mg gum (up to 24 pieces/day) 6–16 cartridges/day 8–40 doses/day 21 mg/24 hours 14 mg/24 hours 7 mg/24 hours 15 mg/16 hours Taper up to 1 mg twice a day by ...
Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky, Glen O. Gabbard, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUM UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gum up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
That ringing in your ears? Don't assume it will just fade away.
... snail shaped organ buried deep inside a skull bone — and about how noise exposure can gum up the complicated system in multiple ways. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Mutation-disease link masked in zebrafish
Morpholinos are synthetic molecules that zip together with RNAs from specific genes and gum up the works. That prevents RNA instructions ... «Science News, Jul 15»
3
TRNS News Notes- 7/13
... into the election year, major political footballs – like immigration or Iran – are sure to spill into the process and further gum up the works. «Talk Radio News Service, Jul 15»
4
Paradoxical Crystal Baffles Physicists
... drop to zero at low temperatures, in the case of SmB6, the electrons seem to gum up when cooled, and the material behaves as an insulator. «Wired, Jul 15»
5
Funding battle could be punted
... into the election year, major political footballs — like immigration or Iran — are sure to spill into the process and further gum up the works. «Politico, Jul 15»
6
Power: “Who You Are And Who You Want To Be”
Prior to the season premiere, everything Ghost and Angela did to gum up each other's plans was a honest mistake. But Ghost has known about ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
7
Bernie Sanders becoming a problem for Hillary; tramples all over …
Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders continues to gum up the works in the coronation of Hillary Clinton as the party's nominee for ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
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7 Tips For Hand-Washing Dishes FAST, Because Nobody's Got …
Rinsing ice cream or butter off a plate with hot water can cause it to gum up, Martha Stewart explains on her blog. Take her advice, and get ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
How plants clean themsleves by repelling water
Dirt particles can gum up the stomata through which leaves absorb CO2, and in bright sunlight heavy contamination can absorb excess heat, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
WildTale Coastal Grill: Comfort seafood in Vancouver, done right
When you overcook wild salmon, especially lean sockeye, the edges gum up with white flotsam and the kelpish flavour dissipates. It's a total ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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