gloop
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- gloopy adjective
Etymology
Origin of gloop
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The gloop was knee-deep and mud pits formed next to the main stage.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
And what I learned is that there is literally no way I can cultivate a jar of gray gloop with more nurturing attention than I've given most of my relationships.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2023
After all, you wouldn’t eat a beautiful cake if it smelled like sewage, but you would probably try some ugly gloop that smelled like cinnamon.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2021
She also used undrained tinned chickpeas – for her, the gloop the chickpeas came in was an essential part of the sauce.
From The Guardian • May 13, 2020
Behind her they heard the gloop gloop of the bubbling, glutinous potion.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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