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gooey

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


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Built-in sinks allow shoppers to test face washes that come in creamy, gooey and foaming textures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The press’s gooey attitude was justified as relief from the daily bitterness of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Cronin’s previous outing was “Evil Dead Rise,” a sequel heavily devoted to the gooey game plan mapped out by Fede Alvarez’s 2013 rethink of Sam Raimi’s gross-out comedies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

You’ll encounter a kind of linguistic confetti: cakey, fudgy, moist, dense, rich, gooey, chewy.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

The saucepan was full of thick gooey purplish treacle, boiling and bubbling.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl




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