as in sticky
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
things get especially gooey during the scene in which the lovers are reunited at long last
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Recent Examples of gooey
The action-adventure stuff, the horror, the gooey Christmas gruel, and whatever else director Jake Kasdan throws in are, by comparison, lacking.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
For example, the Oil Paints are luscious and gooey, slightly dimensional, and very realistic.
—PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
The teddy bear is brown and fluffy, with a red bowtie, and the pizza slice is gooey with cheese and pepperoni.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Get The Recipe 18 of 20 Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Many of our grandmothers spent years perfecting their recipes for fluffy, gooey cinnamon rolls.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
For example, the Oil Paints are luscious and gooey, slightly dimensional, and very realistic.
—PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
The teddy bear is brown and fluffy, with a red bowtie, and the pizza slice is gooey with cheese and pepperoni.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Get The Recipe 18 of 20 Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Many of our grandmothers spent years perfecting their recipes for fluffy, gooey cinnamon rolls.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gooey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gooey
Adjective
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Concerns around sticky inflation and rising global tensions remain, and, what’s more, other growing threats such as the ballooning U.S. deficit, and the protectionist rhetoric around tariffs, have central banks around the world looking for alternatives.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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These insects end up being coated with a thick, sticky liquid that dries onto their bodies and serves to pollinate the flower.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Left behind were a portrait of her grandmother, photographs of her family, jewelry, wardrobe and the less sentimental essentials of life, glasses for reading music, tax records, medicine, passports and car.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the 24th minute, Mitchell senior captain Adam Naim, who had already been shown a yellow for dissent, was issued his second yellow for a sloppy tackle from behind and was sent off, forcing the Mustangs to play a man down for the rest of the match.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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Making the leads play to sloppy Boomer and Gen Z stereotypes is a slight to everyone involved, including the audience.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now that cloud has loudly broken and Ukraine is getting wet.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Navigating heavy rain: Essential safety measures for wet roads Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding if prolonged or if there is excessive runoff.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Feel the warm fuzzy feelings of making someone else feel good.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Yet as Haugerud’s wry, articulate script deftly expands to include other perspectives — including those of Kristin, of Johanne’s liberal-minded poet grandmother Karin (Anne Marit Jacobsen) and eventually of Johanna herself — the picture grows fuzzy and fraught.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Gooey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gooey. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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