ooze

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈüz

: a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water

The turtle buried itself in the ooze.

: 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 3

verb

oozed; oozing

intransitive verb

: to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices

: to move slowly or imperceptibly

the crowd began to ooze forward

Bruce Marshall

: to exude moisture

: to exude something often in a faintly repellent manner

ooze with sympathy

transitive verb

: to emit slowly

: exude sense 2

ooze confidence

ooze

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather

: the act of oozing

: something that oozes

oozing

verb

present participle of ooze

as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dripping
exuding
seeping
flowing
bleeding
weeping
percolating
sweating
transuding
emanating
trickling
straining
emitting
dribbling
springing
giving off
venting
discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pouring
flooding
surging
gushing
streaming

as in crawling

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

crawling
creeping
dragging
poking
shuffling
slouching
inching
limping
snailing
shambling
plodding
creaking (along)
trudging
nosing
tramping
lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flying
floating
racing
whizzing
speeding
tearing
gliding
zipping
sailing
hurrying

单词	oozing
释义	ooze 1 of 3 noun (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 3 verb 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 Bruce Marshall 3 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 3 noun (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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 2 verb oozed; oozing : to flow or leak out slowly oozing verb present participle of ooze 1 as in dripping 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 dripping exuding seeping flowing bleeding weeping percolating sweating transuding emanating trickling straining emitting dribbling springing giving off venting discharging Antonyms & Near Antonyms pouring flooding surging gushing streaming 2 as in crawling 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 crawling creeping dragging poking shuffling slouching inching limping snailing shambling plodding creaking (along) trudging nosing tramping lumbering Antonyms & Near Antonyms flying floating racing whizzing speeding tearing gliding zipping sailing hurrying See More
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