Collocations for "sticky"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sticky" in context.
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sticky
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- make sticky [buns, rice]
- the [candy, lollipop] is sticky
- is sticky from the [sugar, soda]
- sticky [hands, fingers, paws]
- sticky [glue, goo, tape, substances, tack, labels]
- is [very, extremely] sticky stuff
- left a sticky note for her
- a sticky [summer, tropical] day
- am sticky with sweat
- I'm [getting, feeling] sticky in [all this, so much] heat
- feeling hot and sticky
- was sticky after [sunbathing, running, playing]
- has sticky fingers from [touching, eating, making]
- my [fingers, hands] are all sticky
- take your sticky fingers off [me, the door]!
- too sticky to [handle, peel, open]
- is a sticky [dilemma, question, topic, problem]
- is in a sticky situation
- sticky [prices, wages, interest rates]
'sticky' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):