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gooey

/ˈɡuːi/adjective

उच्चारण गूइ

चिपचिपा, लसलसा

Core word

adjectivegooier, gooiest
  1. 1

    informal

    soft and sticky

    चिपचिपा, लसलसा

    • a gooey chocolate cake
    • Melted cheese made the pizza gooey.
    • The gooey caramel stuck to my fingers.
    + 2 more examples
    • We ate warm, gooey jalebis at the fair.
    • The cake was soft and gooey in the middle.

    Synonyms sticky gummy gluey tacky

  2. 2

    informal, disapproving

    showing feelings in a way that is too emotional or sweet

    ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा भावुक

    • a gooey love song
    • Radhika rolled her eyes at the gooey love letters in the old film.
    • The film was a bit too gooey for my taste.
    + 2 more examples
    • They exchanged gooey messages on their anniversary.
    • The song has gooey words about love.

    Synonyms sentimental mushy soppy sloppy

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

gooey (adjective: soft and sticky)

Gooey describes food or substances that are soft, wet and sticky, like melted cheese.

Gooey उन भोजनों या पदार्थों का वर्णन करता है जो नरम, गीले और चिपचिपे हों, जैसे पिघला पनीर।

  • The gulab jamun was warm and gooey.
  • Gooey mud stuck to her shoes.

gooey (adjective: too emotional)

Informally it describes feelings or films that are overly sweet and sentimental.

अनौपचारिक रूप से यह ऐसी भावनाओं या फिल्मों का वर्णन करता है जो हद से ज़्यादा मीठी और भावुक हों।

  • The film was too gooey for my taste.
  • He wrote a gooey love letter.

gooey + noun / be gooey

It can stand before a noun or after be, get and become.

यह noun से पहले या be, get और become के बाद आ सकता है।

  • The cake became gooey in the rain.
  • A gooey centre is the best part of the brownie.

gooey: comparative and noun

The comparative is gooier, the superlative gooiest, and the noun is gooeyness.

Comparative gooier, superlative gooiest और noun gooeyness है।

  • This batch is gooier than the last.
  • The gooeyness of the chocolate was perfect.

gooey vs sticky

Sticky sticks to things; gooey is also soft and moist, like melted cheese.

Sticky चीज़ों से चिपकता है; gooey नरम और नम भी होता है, जैसे पिघला पनीर।

  • The tape was sticky, but the brownie was gooey.
+Collocations 5

gooey + food noun

cheesechocolatecentrecarameldessertsweet

  • She loved the gooey caramel in the sweet.

adverb + gooey

deliciouslywonderfullyslightlytooextra

  • The brownie was deliciously gooey.

verb + gooey

gogetturnbecomefeel

  • The jaggery turned gooey in the heat.

gooey + mess

gooey messgooey mudgooey fingersgooey hands

  • The child came back with gooey fingers.

gooey + texture

stickysoftsweetmelted

  • The melted jaggery was sticky and gooey.
“More examples 7
  • Radhika's mother made a gooey halwa for the festival.

राधिका की माँ ने त्योहार के लिए चिपचिपा हलवा बनाया।

  • The rain made the playground gooey and slippery.

बारिश ने खेल का मैदान चिपचिपा और फिसलनभरा बना दिया।

  • The pizza arrived with gooey cheese dripping off the slices.

पिज़्ज़ा आया तो उसके टुकड़ों से पिघला चिपचिपा पनीर टपक रहा था।

  • The film's gooey ending made the audience smile.

फिल्म के अत्यंत भावुक अंत ने दर्शकों को मुस्कुरा दिया।

  • Wash your hands; they are gooey with honey.

हाथ धो लो; वे शहद से चिपचिपे हो गए हैं।

  • The chocolate melted in her bag and left everything gooey.

चॉकलेट उसके बैग में पिघल गई और हर चीज़ चिपचिपी हो गई।

  • Radhika's brother loves gooey cheese on his toast.

राधिका के भाई को अपने टोस्ट पर पिघला चिपचिपा पनीर पसंद है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The halwa is too much gooey to eat with a fork.

✓ The halwa is far too gooey to eat with a fork.

Use 'too' directly before an adjective, not 'too much'.

Adjective से पहले सीधे 'too' आता है, 'too much' नहीं।

✗ This is the most gooey of two sweets.

✓ This is the gooier of the two sweets.

Use the comparative for two things.

दो वस्तुओं की तुलना में comparative का प्रयोग होता है।

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goo noun