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How to pronounce slime in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge
Type of matter
Has types sapropel
Derivation slimy
Type Words
Type of begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil


The snake slimed his victim.

Examples of slime

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The rubber webbing doesn't remove the slime from a fish, as does a monofilament.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Lots of people reckoned this growth was a slime mould, others suggested a yeast.
From the newscientist.com
The skins come from the slithery saltwater hagfish, also known as the slime eel.
From the time.com
Now it appears that slime use determines the nature of the diseases they cause.
From the newscientist.com
It is Denny who harvests the roe, on his knees in his now slime-covered overalls.
From the jsonline.com
Slime molds are not plants or animals but they share the characteristics of both.
From the sciencedaily.com
Then there was the news about pink slime in ground beef used in school lunches.
From the nytimes.com
I suppose I should feel sorry for you, or admiring at your Machiavellian slime.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Olympic and villa pools, long stagnant, are covered with algae-green slime.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"
  • Sludge: any thick, viscous matter
  • SLIME, the Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs, is an Emacs mode for developing Common Lisp applications. SLIME originates in an Emacs mode called SLIM written by Eric Marsden and developed as an open-source project by Luke Gorrie and Helmut Eller. ...
  • Slime is a German punk rock band, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1994. The pre-Slime band was called Screamer, and the post-Slime band is u2013 contrary to the occasional rumors u2013 not Emils (Slime backwards), but Rubberslime, with the member Elf...
  • Slime mold (or slime mould, see spelling differences) is a broad term describing fungus-like organisms that use spores to reproduce. Slime molds were formerly classified as fungi, but are no longer considered part of this kingdom.
  • The Slime is the mascot of the Dragon Quest console role-playing game franchise. Designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame, the basic slime resembles a water drop with two large eyes and a big smile. ...
  • Slime was a toy product manufactured by Mattel and introduced in the winter of 1976. Slime consisted of a viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar gum and sold in a plastic trash can. ...
  • You Can't Do That on Television (abbreviated YCDTOTV) is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before ultimately airing internationally in 1981. ...
  • Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing; Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies ...