gunk

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\ ˈgəŋk

Definition of gunk

: filthy, sticky, or greasy matter

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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 on the Web Applied a few times a day, oil is controlled, the skin is exfoliated, and any gunk is exposed and absorbed. — ELLE, 18 May 2022 Most Popular Car Detailing Tool on Amazon Get the gunk from tight spaces with this car detailing tool. — Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2022 Coffee gunk can make your coffee taste bitter, rendering that Premium Roast undrinkable! — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2022 Instead, pre-rinse anything that has more than a modest rooster tail of grit on it; just one or two hand soaks and rinses is enough to get most of the gunk out. — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021 Then there’s the task of converting a pond of green gunk into fuel, a design problem that engineers, chemists and other scientists are still trying to perfect. — Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022 Clean electronic gadgets often, because an accumulation of dust or gunk can affect the performance of the device. — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 Toe jam, the gunk and debris between your toes, even made it into a Beatles song. — Caroline Robinson And Luke Donnan, CNN, 1 May 2022 The design is ingenious: a mesh of stainless-steel rings smartly wrapped around a slab of soft silicone, providing the comfort and pliancy of a sponge without a sponge’s tendency to absorb grease and gunk. — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 See More

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