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gloop

/ɡluːp/

gloop noun: any gooey, viscous substance.

Noun

gloop (countable and uncountable, plural gloops)

  1. (informal) Any gooey, viscous substance.
    • And when it comes to mochi, the Japanese rice dough, much of its appeal can be attributed to a glorious bounce or a gelatinous squish or a comforting kind of gloop.2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021
    • Mr. Stink smiled, before letting the last sludge of his volcanic gloop slip down his throat.2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    glop, goo, goop, slime, slop

Verb

gloop (third-person singular simple present gloops, present participle glooping, simple past and past participle glooped)

  1. To flow like goo or goop, to move in a slushy way.
  2. To cover someone in gloop or goo.

Synonyms of gloop

Forms of gloop

Noun
pluralgloops
Verb
third-person singular presentgloops
present participleglooping
past participleglooped
pastglooped

Origin of gloop

Onomatopoeic; similar to glop or goop.

Words formed from gloop

Words that rhyme with gloop

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Questions about gloop

What does gloop mean?
Gloop means any gooey, viscous substance.
What part of speech is gloop?
Gloop can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce gloop?
Gloop is pronounced /ɡluːp/.
What is the plural of gloop?
The plural of gloop is gloops.

Words near gloop in the dictionary

  1. Gloomy Gus
  2. Gloomy Guses
  3. gloomy octopus
  4. gloomy octopuses
  5. gloomyish
  6. gloop
  7. glooped
  8. gloopier
  9. gloopiest
  10. gloopily
  11. gloopiness

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