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gooey

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


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Or maybe you’ve experienced the unique frustration of peeling off a price tag and ending up with a stubborn gooey patch?

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

The latest trade statistics show Japan's exports of the highly nutritious gooey beans tripled from 2017 to 5,248 tonnes in 2025, with China and the United States topping the list of destinations.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The beloved Minneapolis bakery is famous for its oversized, gooey cinnamon rolls, but there are plenty of other temptations on display, including caramel pecan buns, sticky buns and seasonal specialties.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

In the end, I didn’t just make toast; I made cheese toast, moving my slices of bread to the microwave and melting a fat mess of gooey cheddar between them.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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 Leinster, Murray

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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