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gumming up the works

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
gum-ming up the -works
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of gum up the works

Questions

What does gumming up the works mean?
present participle and gerund of gum up the works

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