gummy
part of speech
adjective (gummy, gummier, gummiest); noun (a gummy, gummies)
meaning for a pupil
1) Gummy means sticky like glue or gum. tree →
2) A gummy smile shows a lot of gum (the pink part above the teeth), and a gummy baby has no teeth yet. tree →
3) A gummy is a chewy sweet, like a gummy bear or gummy worm (US: gummies, also vitamins). tree →
sense 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 →
- The baby gave a big gummy smile. tree →
- Grandad took his teeth out and grinned a gummy grin. tree →
- The glue went all gummy in the sun. tree →
- Gummy sweets stick to your teeth, so brush afterwards. tree →
- Mum takes gummy vitamins every morning. tree →
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».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gummy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.