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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.
Definitions of ooze. verb. pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. synonyms: seep. see more. 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.
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.
ooze meaning: 1. If a liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a liquid, the liquid comes out slowly…. Learn more.
1. transitive verb/intransitive 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 wound. The lava will just ooze gently out of the crater.
Jun 13, 2024 · ooze ( countable and uncountable, plural oozes) Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter ( tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth. ( obsolete) Secretion, humour. ( obsolete) Juice, sap.
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.
