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gloop

British  
/ ɡluːp, ɡlɑp /

noun

  1. informal any messy sticky fluid or substance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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