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ooze
1[ooz]
verb (used without object)
(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage.
The crowd oozed toward the entrance.
(of a substance) to exude moisture.
(of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often followed by out oraway ).
His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech.
to display some characteristic or quality.
to ooze with piety.
verb (used with object)
to make by oozing.
to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly.
to display or dispense freely and conspicuously.
He can ooze charm when it serves his interest.
noun
the act of oozing.
something that oozes.
Synonyms: , , , ,an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning.
ooze
2[ooz]
noun
Geology.a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms, covering parts of the ocean bottom.
soft mud, or slime.
a marsh or bog.
ooze
1/ ː /
verb
(intr) to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes
to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc)
(tr) to overflow with
to ooze charm
to disappear or escape gradually
noun
a slow flowing or leaking
an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning
ooze
2/ ː /
noun
a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers
a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms
muddy ground, esp of bogs
51Թ History and Origins
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Origin of ooze2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ooze1
Origin of ooze2
Example Sentences
There were signs of nerves when Jones reached the 90s at Derby, with dropped chances on 91 and 92, but here she oozed confidence from the minute she walked to the middle.
I hate to use this word, but it was oozing.
“My feet were torn and oozing within my elk leather boots, and every inch of my skin was a rash of poison oak. Hours before I had been incapacitated by muscle cramps.”
Axial Seamount, by contrast, is a volcano that, during eruptions, oozes lava — similar to the type of eruptions in Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii.
For Martin, the reward has been the process of creation — the meditative zone he sinks into, indie rock oozing from his CD player, as he envisions and re-envisions the work.
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