goo

\ ˈgü

How to pronounce goo (audio)

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Definition of goo

1 : a viscid or sticky substance

2 : sentimental tripe

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Examples of goo in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web And Temple emerged happy from that football goo with Maryland. — Chuck Culpepper, The Denver Post, "The Mountain West had a moment in the sun — including Air Force’s win over CU — then reality set in," 15 Sep. 2019 Soot and goo During Project STORMFURY’s heyday, other scientists were thinking about different ways to attack cyclones from the air—like using tiny particles of black carbon, also known as charcoal, to diminish their winds. — Madeleine Stone, National Geographic, "Beyond nukes: how scientists dream of killing hurricanes," 27 Aug. 2019 The creature only appears an hour into the film, first glimpsed as saliva-like goo and then as pharyngeal jaws that shoot out from its mouth. — J.b., The Economist, "Forty years later, “Alien” remains at the apex of sci-fi horror films," 5 Sep. 2019 According to the study, Chinese people have used this goo to treat burns for some 1,600 years; research conducted in recent years further testifies to the salamander secretions’ healing abilities. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Giant Salamander Goo Is Great at Gluing Gashes," 7 June 2019 Hayes smeared a half a jar (about nine ounces) on his body each game, the honey-like goo dripped from his forearms, hands and uniform. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 Spider silks all start out the same: a wad of goo, akin to rubber cement or thick honey, as Hayashi describes it. — NBC News, "Spider silk 'library' could hold secrets for new materials," 14 Aug. 2019 Puppets and goo will be used to recreate the scenes of whale processing and hunting. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "There Is Going to be a ‘Moby-Dick’ Musical," 9 Aug. 2019 The leaves’ goo contains compounds that suppress inflammation, says Jennifer Gordon, M.D., a dermatologist in Austin, as well as the pain reliever carboxypeptidase. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "The 5 Best Benefits of Aloe Vera Gel, According to Dermatologists," 8 July 2019

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