ooze
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈüz 
1
: a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
The turtle buried itself in the ooze.
2
: a piece of soft wet plastic ground : a marsh or bog that results from the flow of a spring, stream, or brooklet
ooze
2 of 3verb
oozed; oozing
intransitive verb
1
: to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices
2
: to move slowly or imperceptibly
the crowd began to ooze forward
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a
: to exude moisture
b
: to exude something often in a faintly repellent manner
ooze with sympathy
transitive verb
1
: to emit slowly
2
: exude sense 2
ooze confidence
ooze
3 of 3noun (2)
1
: a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather
2
: the act of oozing
3
: something that oozes
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- guck
- gook
- mire
- muck
- mud
- slime
- slop
- sludge
- slush
Verb
- bleed
- exude
- percolate
- seep
- strain
- sweat
- transude
- weep
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Example Sentences
Verb Sap oozed from the tree. Juice oozed out of the plum. The cut on her finger was oozing with blood. The tree was oozing sap. The cut on her finger was oozing blood.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water
Verb
Middle English wosen, from wose sap
Noun (2)
Middle English wose sap, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Old High German waso damp
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
ooze 1 of 2
noun
ˈüz
: soft mud : slime
ooze
2 of 2verb
oozed; oozing
: to flow or leak out slowly
oozed
verb
1
as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dripped
- exuded
- seeped
- flowed
- percolated
- wept
- bled
- sweated
- sweat
- trickled
- transuded
- emanated
- strained
- dribbled
- emitted
- sprang
- sprung
- vented
- gave off
- discharged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- poured
- gushed
- flooded
- surged
- streamed
2
as in dragged
to move slowly the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause Synonyms & Similar Words
- dragged
- crawled
- crept
- shuffled
- poked
- slouched
- inched
- limped
- shambled
- snailed
- nosed
- plodded
- trudged
- tramped
- creaked (along)
- lumbered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- flew
- raced
- sped
- floated
- glided
- whizzed
- sailed
- speeded
- zipped
- tore
- hurried