as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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Hart House’s shakes are also free of oats, which, while gluten-free themselves, can come into contact with wheat and other glutinous grains during the farming, sorting, storage and transportation processes.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
There is no wrong answer, only good, glutinous solutions.
—Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2022
Interestingly, while rye flour is less glutinous, and thus less structure-protecting, Sycamore Kitchen’s recipe did not produce a thin cookie.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
Because of the high starch content, risotto famously needs to be stirred, to prevent it from congealing into a thick, glutinous mass.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 July 2022
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
There is no wrong answer, only good, glutinous solutions.
—Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2022
Interestingly, while rye flour is less glutinous, and thus less structure-protecting, Sycamore Kitchen’s recipe did not produce a thin cookie.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
Because of the high starch content, risotto famously needs to be stirred, to prevent it from congealing into a thick, glutinous mass.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 July 2022
See All Example Sentences for glutinous
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“Glutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutinous. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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