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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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gum

The small eyes were a muddy greenish-brown and just now were half gummed together with sleep.

What does 'half gummed together' mean?
  

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Stuck together with a viscous sticky liquid, like glue. Sometimes the eyes secrete a thick liquid, and the upper and lower eyelids can stick together, making it difficult to open the eyes.

  • Stuck together with a viscous sticky liquid, like glue.
  • Sometimes the eyes secrete a thick liquid, and the upper and lower eyelids can stick together, making it difficult to open the eyes.
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Stuck together with a viscous sticky liquid, like glue.

Sometimes the eyes secrete a thick liquid, and the upper and lower eyelids can stick together, making it difficult to open the eyes.

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