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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. goo informal.
The meaning of OOZE is a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water. How to use ooze in a sentence.
Ooze definition: (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.. See examples of OOZE used in a sentence.
You can refer to any thick, sticky, liquid substance as ooze, especially the mud at the bottom of a river, lake, or the sea. ...a primeval ooze. He grabbed into the ooze and came up clutching a large toad.
The beauty of the word ooze is not only that it's both a noun and a verb but also that the word sounds like what it means. The ooze on the bottom of the pond oozed between your toes. When something oozes, it seeps out slowly in an unappetizing way.
1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings. 2. to move or pass slowly or gradually. 3. (of a substance) to exude moisture. 4. (of something abstract, as courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often fol. by out or away ).
Definition of ooze verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
