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gooey

[goo-ee] / ˈgu i /
ADJECTIVE
sticky, gummy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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“Resident Evil” might be his most playful — and gooey — film yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Myxas glutinosa gets its name from the gooey mantle that covers its extremely delicate, gold-flecked brown shell.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The materials remained soft, somewhat gooey, and failed to deliver the level of performance the researchers wanted.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

For maximum duck-on-duck goodness, add crispy duck bacon and a gooey duck egg.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

As he raced across the yard, however, their tires caught and, jolting clear of the gooey rut, the car plunged down the road.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Other changes to McDonald’s burgers included softer buns and gooier cheese, the company said.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

The more cheese you add, the denser and gooier your mac and cheese will be.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2021

The musical ends on a gooier note, as the couple takes in a glistening sunrise.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2017

Taking seats on a table under a linden tree, we ordered crepes, made with nutty buckwheat flour, as well as the slightly gooier local equivalent, called palacinky, cooked from plain wheat flour.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2011

Oil turned the bone-black upon him into a thick, sticky goo which instantly gathered more bone-black to become thicker, stickier, and gooier.

From The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Murray Leinster

Each day, I walk to Belize Chocolate Company and get the gooiest brownie I’ve ever eaten.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016

It is pine tar, the gooiest, stickiest, filthiest stuff you ever touched.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2014


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