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- Dictionaryooze/uːz/
verb
- 1. (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something: "blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp" Similar
- 2. give a powerful impression of (a quality): "she oozes a raunchy sex appeal" Similar
noun
- 1. the sluggish flow of a fluid: "I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem" Similar
- 2. an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning. Similar
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a thick brown liquid made of earth and water, found at the bottom of a river or lake: Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land. Synonyms. gooinformal.
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.
(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.
1. verb. When a thick or sticky liquid oozes from something or when something oozes it, the liquid flows slowly and in small quantities. Blood was still oozing from the cut on his arm. [VERB] The lava will just ooze gently out of the crater. [VERB adverb] The wounds may heal cleanly or they may ooze a clear liquid. [VERB noun]
verb. release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities. synonyms: exudate, exude, ooze out, transude. see more. noun. any thick, viscous matter. synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge. see more. noun. the slow escape of liquid or gas through small holes. synonyms: oozing, seepage. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Ooze."
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.
[transitive, intransitive] if someone or something oozes a particular characteristic, quality, etc., they show it strongly synonym exude ooze something She walked into the party oozing confidence. ooze with something His voice oozed with charm. See ooze in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ooze.
