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oozing
ooze 1 O0086300 (o͞oz)v. oozed, ooz·ing, ooz·es v.intr.1. To flow or leak out slowly, as through small openings.2. To disappear or ebb slowly: His courage oozed away.3. To progress slowly but steadily: "Over grass bleached colorless by strong outback sun, the herd oozes forward" (Geraldine Brooks).4. To exude moisture.5. To emit a particular essence or quality: The house oozed with charm.v.tr.1. To give off; exude.2. To emit or radiate in abundance: She oozes confidence.n.1. The act of oozing.2. Something that oozes.3. An infusion of plant material, as from oak bark, formerly used in tanning.
[Middle English wosen, from wose, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Danish dialectal os.]
ooze 2 O0086300 (o͞oz)n.1. Soft mud or slime.2. A layer of mudlike sediment on the floor of oceans and lakes, composed chiefly of remains of microscopic sea animals.3. Muddy ground.
[From Early Modern English oase, ooze (probably influenced by ooze), from Middle English wose, from Old English wāse; akin to Danish dialectal vejs.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  oozing - the process of seeping seepage, oozeflow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)exudation, transudation - the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes | | Adj. | 1. | oozing - leaking out slowlyoozy, seepingleaky - permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases ; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" |
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Synonyms for oozingnoun the process of seepingSynonymsRelated Words- flow
- flowing
- exudation
- transudation
adj leaking out slowlySynonymsRelated Words |