gunk

noun \ ˈgəŋk \

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Examples: gunk in a Sentence

Definition of gunk

: filthy, sticky, or greasy matter

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gunky

play \ˈgəŋ-kē\ adjective

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Examples of gunk in a Sentence

The engine was all full of gunk.
I need to wipe this gunk off my hands.

Recent Examples of gunk from the Web

Promising to be completely pain-free, activated charcoal acts like a magnet to draw out gunk from pores to minimize their appearance while ingredients like squalene, soothe and hydrate the skin.

— tanisha pina, Allure, "Amazon Is Launching Exclusive Beauty Products for Prime Day 2018," 10 July 2018
By one estimate, vessels intentionally discharge some 276,000 tonnes of oily gunk into the sea each year, nearly half as much as the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed into the Gulf of Mexico.

— The Economist, "Avast, me hearties," 5 July 2018
For extra gunk-fighting power, spray the grates with lemon juice or our old friend white vinegar first.

— meghan overdeep, ajc, "Why you should be cleaning your grill with an onion," 2 July 2018
That's why Allure spoke to both a podiatrist and a dermatologist to learn all about the gunk in-between your toes.

— marci robin, Allure, "What Is Toe Jam, and How Do You Get Rid of It?," 8 May 2018
But Roth was too moralistic, too observant at the high altar of modernism, too prissy to get into the funk and gunk of true swingdom.

— james wolcott, Vanities, "The Joy of Reading Philip Roth, Riffer, Rhetorical Flamethrower, Super-Monologuist," 24 May 2018
What’s left in the first canister is the incontrovertible evidence: brownish, yellowish, sticky, and very stinky gunk.

— anya tchoupakov, Bon Appetit, "I'm In Love With My Ex-Boyfriend's Water Filter," 13 Feb. 2018
Pink eye is one potential cause of excessive eye gunk.

— korin miller, SELF, "Here’s When You Really Need to See a Doctor About That Eye Irritation," 10 May 2018
By rolling the pen-like device over your skin, the consultant delivers a dose of exfoliating serum while sucking the gunk straight from your pores.

— macaela mackenzie, Allure, "Sephora Is Now Offering Free Hydrating Facials in Stores," 1 May 2018

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