Meanings
plural gloops
- countableinformaluncountableAny gooey, viscous substance.
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, →ISBN1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Onomatopoeic; similar to glop or goop.
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Rhymes with gloop
Cite this entry
gloop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloop
“gloop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloop. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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