gloppy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gloppy
Example Sentences
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Casserole, salad, cake — all upgraded, rebranded, distanced from the image of gloppy cream-of-whatever soup and shelf-stable “cheese food.”
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025
Stations may focus on touch, such as a blindfolded journey through various gloppy textures, while others are directed toward more aural sensations.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
The eating scenes in “The Whale” are staged with horrified detail, the sound design tuned to accentuate every gloppy slurp.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2022
The components of the kits are made of wood, metal, artificial stone, cardboard and plastic, and some stack and unstack easily while others require gloppy mortar or cumbersome interlocking mechanisms.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022
After a minute or so, Rue presses a gloppy green wad of chewed leaves and spit on my knee.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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