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# gummy

adjective (gummy, gummier, gummiest); noun (a gummy, gummies)

«gummy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Gummy means sticky like glue or gum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#m1)
2. A gummy smile shows a lot of gum (the pink part above the teeth), and a gummy baby has no teeth yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#m2)
3. A gummy is a chewy sweet, like a gummy bear or gummy worm (US: gummies, also vitamins). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, gummy bears and gummy worms are sweets; dentists warn that sticky sweets stick to teeth and cause decay, so brush after. In science, «gummy» describes the texture of some materials, like tree sap. In stories, a «gummy grin» shows a baby or an old person without teeth. Phrases: «gummy bears», «gummy smile», «gummy vitamins».

### Examples

- I had a bag of gummy bears at the cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x1)
- The baby gave a big gummy smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x2)
- Grandad took his teeth out and grinned a gummy grin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x3)
- The glue went all gummy in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x4)
- Gummy sweets stick to your teeth, so brush afterwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x5)
- Mum takes gummy vitamins every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: gummier, gummiest. «Gummy» sweets in the US are often «gummies»; in the UK people also say «jelly sweets». Different from «gooey» (soft and sticky) and «chewy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gummy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gummy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gummy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gummy.html) on Mova free.