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Meaning of 'ooze' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ooze [ n.]
- Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.
- Soft flow; spring.
- The liquor of a tan vat.
- To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.
- Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.
2 . Ooze [ v. t.]
- To cause to ooze.

Meaning of 'ooze' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ooze [ v]
Meaning (1):
- release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
Example in sentence:
  • exude sweat through the pores

Nearby Words:

oozed oozing oozoa oozy

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