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gooeyness

American  
[goo-ee-nis] / ˈgu i nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being gooey.


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Touch plays its part too, binding tastes and smells together and fixing our preferences for runny or firm eggs, and the velvety, luxuriousness gooeyness of chocolate.

From Science Daily Feb. 9, 2026

Learn to make easy pizza dough with an array of toppings such as marinara sauce, pepperoni, basil leaves, shredded mozzarella, and parmesan cheese for lots of savory gooeyness.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2022

Hot gooeyness atop a pleasingly shaped, light-and-crispy bread-torpedo — many happy latchkey moments were made of this; just add a glass of cold milk and some reruns.

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2021

Ms. Vallejo found that tapioca starch added a little elasticity and gooeyness to her quesillo, and that agar added body when it gelled.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2021

When, unluckily, they were allowed to get cold, they tended to a gooeyness, not unlike a wad of tired gum.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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