Thesaurus results for GUCK

guck

noun

ˈgək

variants or gook

Definition of guck

as in mud

soft wet earth don't walk on that clean floor with guck on your shoes

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Recent Examples of guck The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck. — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022 Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guck

Noun

In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.

— Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
After months of further reporting, handwringing, mud-slinging and general messiness, the NBA dropped the hammer yesterday.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

Residents sat in homes with walls washed away by the floods, shoveling sludge-like mud and rubble off balconies or window frames.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Venezuelan oil, by contrast, is heavy, sour sludge, which can more easily be distilled into asphalt, industrial oils, diesel and jet fuel.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026