gummed

Example Sentences

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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

Now, supplies of multiple items are gummed up at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

For as long as the process is gummed up in parliament, ministers can point to it being gummed up in parliament.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

The baby gummed her slobbery mouth on her new bracelet.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat