ooze

[ ooz ]

/ uz /

verb (used without object), oozed, ooz·ing.

(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.

to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed toward the entrance.

(of a substance) to exude moisture.

(of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often followed by out or away): His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech.

to display some characteristic or quality: to ooze with piety.

verb (used with object), oozed, ooz·ing.

to make by oozing.

to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly.

to display or dispense freely and conspicuously: He can ooze charm when it serves his interest.

noun

the act of oozing.

something that oozes.

an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning.

Origin of ooze

before 1000; Middle English wos(e) (noun), wosen (v.), Old English wōs juice, moisture

SYNONYMS FOR ooze

10 slime, mud, muck, sludge.

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Words nearby ooze

oost, oostende, oot, ootheca, ootid, ooze, ooze leather, oozy, op, op art, op-

Example sentences from the Web for oozing

Barbie has always been most reviled for her unattainable beauty and oozing sexuality.

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And Kendrick, oozing charm, turns a prolonged cameo into a very agreeable supporting turn.

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The volunteers, as usual, are an eclectic mix: mostly women, all ages, oozing enthusiasm.

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"Nothing could be opined about the oozing of blood from the nose mouth and ears," the report said.

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Read it with a martini in hand and maybe a cigarette and an oozing steak.

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It was clad in a flannel sleeping suit, spattered with mud and clay, and oozing with water.

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His uniform had been torn on one shoulder and blood was oozing from the wound, which although deep, was not serious.

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His aching feet could no longer carry him; blood was oozing from his ears, and froth had come to his mouth.

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Some of it had got to the coal, and the heavy sulphurous smoke was oozing up to make us all choke and strangle.

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The concavities are soon filled with oozing blood, and a thick scab forms.

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British Dictionary definitions for oozing (1 of 2)

ooze ¹

/ (uːz) /

verb

(intr) to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes

to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc)

(tr) to overflow with to ooze charm

(intr often foll by away) to disappear or escape gradually

noun

a slow flowing or leaking

an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning

Word Origin for ooze

Old English wōs juice

British Dictionary definitions for oozing (2 of 2)

ooze ²

/ (uːz) /

noun

a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers

a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms

muddy ground, esp of bogs

Word Origin for ooze

Old English wāse mud; related to Old French wāse, Old Norse veisa

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ooze

verb (used without object), oozed, ooz·ing.

verb (used with object), oozed, ooz·ing.

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ooze

verb (used without object), oozed, ooz·ing.

verb (used with object), oozed, ooz·ing.

noun

Origin of ooze

SYNONYMS FOR ooze

Words nearby ooze

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