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doughy

[doh-ee] / ˈdoʊ i /














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The mochi balls of doughy rice filled with ice-cream exploded on TikTok, but its apparent overnight success was more than a decade in the making.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Ricotta dumplings chewed stiffly doughy, rather than like tasty, light morsels; accompanying pea pods stayed pleasantly crunchy, but for $28, the mushrooms were scant — and cremini, with morels in season.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Like most of Crumbl’s offerings, it was plump, doughy, intensely sweet and topped with a thick clod of frosting.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Made with flour and ricotta and little else, these doughy pillows are simultaneously delicate and substantial.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2023

His hair was graying and his hands were cuffed behind his doughy back.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Papo’s is part of a wave of new shops in Britain selling New York-style bagels, distinct for being bigger, doughier and more heavily seasoned than their London counterparts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Think of it as a cross between orecchiette and gnocchi, as it's slightly doughier than many other rolled pastas.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2022

That’s obviously not ideal for a comfortable grip, and I find myself wishing for the Pixel 3 XL’s doughier sides.

From The Verge ● Oct. 24, 2018

In the days since the retrieval, the effects of the withdrawal from the hormones are worse than the ones I had from the injections: I’m doughier than ever, exhausted, depressed.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2018

These different homemade mixtures exhibit different behaviors: a doughier slime will shrink back on itself, only fleetingly changed by the probe of a finger.

From The New Yorker ● May 17, 2017




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