gooey
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈɡuːi/
:
pegajoso
- Look at the three layers, the base, the gooey caramel middle and the macadamia top.
And then in the middle is a core of just gooey, oozy, booey, Dewey caramel.
- And then in the middle is a core of just gooey, oozy, booey, Dewey caramel.
- Blobfish tissues are gooier than average though, and for good reason.
- He didn't know about cells. They thought cells were little sacks of gooey stuff.
Examples
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She enjoyed the gooey texture of the marshmallow that stuck to her fingers.
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It's so moist and like gooey and delicious.
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And so it's kind of like a gooey cookie.
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I like when the cheese is all melted and gooey.
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Expose a pan full of wet, gooey batter to the heat of an oven, and it turns into a cake.
Academic text (2005) -
The menu calls it an ooey, gooey blend of three cheeses and ranch.
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The melted chocolate cake was rich, warm, and gooey in the center.
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After the rain, the ground became gooey with mud, making it hard to walk.
Synonyms
126
1.0
Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things
42
2.5
Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks
11
6.1
Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily
9
5.9
Thick and sticky like jelly
6
4.6
Soft and slightly sticky inside like undercooked bread
2
5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
1
3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
1
5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
1
7.7
Covered with sticky, dirty stuff
1
3.8
Soft and gooey when warm, often used for food
1
2.5
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
1
3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
1
9.9
Thick and sticky like glue or syrup
Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it
Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gooey comes from the simple word goo, which means 'soft, sticky stuff', plus the small ending -ey that makes it mean 'full of' or 'like'. So gooey is an easy way to say something is 'like goo' — soft, messy, and sticky.