Spongier

The East's tightly packed earth crust carried the quake's seismic power farther than an equivalent quake in the West's spongier terrain, according to Lucy Jones, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There are three grades: snow-white “lump meat” is solid meat from the body; “flake meat” is small pieces picked from the body; and “claw” meat tends to be slightly spongier and often brown-tinged. ❋ Molly O’Neill (2010)

The cake is very moist, and doesn't seem to need a dividing layer of rich icing as a drier, spongier sort might. ❋ Lindy (2009)

As we are using only one egg-white, beating it adequately is required for a spongier cake. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Epstein corrects another GDP-related issue, namely, "record" corporate profits as a share of GDP (BEA's National Income and Product Accounts are spongier data than BLS labor data). ❋ Unknown (2008)

He must have realized his error, however, because 5 minutes and no check later, he scampered back to us and said, "I guess our version of tempura ice cream is a bit, er, spongier than other restaurants" and smiled. ❋ Tokyoastrogirl (2007)

They played football and mushball (like softball but with a bigger, spongier ball) and Buck Buck (also known as Johnny on a Pony). ❋ Mark Kriegel (2007)

There's scant body roll--the Prius feels a lot spongier--but the Civic's relatively narrow tires weren't designed for performance. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Humans are meme* sponges, and none are spongier than children. ❋ Douglas Hoffman (2005)

It made the greens spongier than normal, and made the putting different from the lightning-quick conditions these players usually expect. ❋ Unknown (2001)

They had noticed that the ground was getting spongier and the tall, sturdy trees of the mountain canyon forests dwindled. ❋ Weis, Margaret (1984)