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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

"The gooeyness develops when you break open the cooked potato cells and literally beat the starch out of them," McGee wrote in 2008, in response to a New York Times reader inquiry.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021

The blend of fontina and smoked mozzarella adds some welcome depth on the cheese side to what’s usually just a vehicle for bland gooeyness.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 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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