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单词 gooey
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gooey

(guːi)
Word forms: comparative gooier, superlative gooiest
1. adjective
If you describe a food or other substance as gooey, you mean that it is very soft and sticky.
[informal]
These cakes are fudgy, gooey, and delicious.
...a lovely, gooey, sticky mess.
Synonyms: sticky, soft, tacky, viscous More Synonyms of gooey
2. graded adjective
Gooey is sometimes used to describe very foolish, exaggerated ways of expressing love or affection.
[informal]
I'm gonna write you a long, gooey letter.
Women went gooey over him.
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gooey in British English

(ˈɡuːɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: gooier or gooiest informal
1. 
sticky, soft, and often sweet
2. 
oversweet and sentimental
Derived forms
gooily (ˈgooily)
adverb

gooey in American English

(ˈgui)
US
adjectiveWord forms: ˈgooier or ˈgooiest Informal
1. 
a. 
sticky and viscous
b. 
sticky and sweet
2. 
overly sentimental
Word origin
goo + -ey

Examples of 'gooey' in a sentence
gooey

You end up with the outer cheese all gooey and the cheese in the middle still rare.
The Sun (2010)
The studio audience turned into a big gooey mess.
Christianity Today (2000)
The parsnips will be crispy on top and delightfully soft and gooey underneath.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Is the product quickly absorbed or does it just sit on your face feeling sticky and gooey?
Brumberg, Elaine Take Care of Your Skin (1990)
There are stains on the bedroom ceiling and a gooey mess above the bath where the tiles should be.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was unbelievably soft and gooey.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Very gooey and sticky and gorgeous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Place the tomatoes in a bowl and mash them roughly, so they become a gooey mess.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The new model is different because the driver is allowed to choose just how soft and gooey he wants the ride home to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Usually the shelf life of a TV show winner lasts as long as a gooey cream cake.
The Sun (2015)
If so, think of me as a sweetie in your pocket that's going to get all sticky and gooey if you let it sit there too long.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
sticky, soft, and often sweet
a lovely gooey, sticky mess
Synonyms
sticky
a weakness for rich meat dishes and sticky puddings
soft
tacky
If the finish is still tacky, leave to harden.
viscous
a viscous, white, sticky liquid
glutinous
He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
gummy
There was gummy stuff all over the pages of the magazine.
icky (informal)
gluey
gloopy
mucilaginous
gungy
2 (adjective) 
Definition
sentimental
He wrote me a long, gooey love letter.
Synonyms
sentimental
It's a very sentimental play.
romantic
They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two.
sloppy (informal)
some sloppy love-story
soppy (British, informal)
She loves soppy love stories.
maudlin
She turned maudlin after a few drinks.
syrupy (informal)
this syrupy film version of Conroy's novel
slushy (informal)
mawkish
a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending
tear-jerking (informal)
icky (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of glutinous
Definition
gluelike in texture
He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
Synonyms
sticky,
adhesive,
cohesive,
gooey,
viscous,
gummy,
gluey,
mucilaginous,
viscid
in the sense of gummy
Definition
sticky or tacky
There was gummy stuff all over the pages of the magazine.
Synonyms
sticky,
tacky,
adhesive,
gluey,
viscid
in the sense of maudlin
Definition
foolishly or tearfully sentimental, esp. as a result of drinking
She turned maudlin after a few drinks.
Synonyms
sentimental,
tearful,
mushy (informal),
soppy (British, informal),
weepy (informal),
slushy (informal),
mawkish,
lachrymose,
icky (informal),
overemotional

Nearby words of
gooey

  • goods
  • goodwill
  • goody-goody
  • gooey
  • goose
  • gore
  • gorge

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