1
: a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
The turtle buried itself in the ooze.
2
: a piece of soft wet plastic ground : a marsh or bog that results from the flow of a spring, stream, or brooklet
oozed; oozing
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—
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a
: to exude moisture
b
: to exude something often in a faintly repellent manner
ooze with sympathy
1
: a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather
2
: the act of oozing
3
: something that oozes
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Examples of ooze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
our car tires sank deep in the ooze
Verb
Sap oozed from the tree.
Juice oozed out of the plum.
The cut on her finger was oozing with blood.
The tree was oozing sap.
The cut on her finger was oozing blood.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Step inside the hotel and the property oozes style and a slick sophistication with a polished, granite floor, towering plants and flashes of dusty pink.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Vibrio symptoms like swelling, oozing, or signs of infection like fever and confusion require immediate medical attention.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Swathed in silk, sipping champagne on a seaside balcony, the swanky denizens of Noël Coward’s universe ooze glitz and glamor.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Step inside the hotel and the property oozes style and a slick sophistication with a polished, granite floor, towering plants and flashes of dusty pink.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Verb
Megan shared the track list written out in purple marker over a vintage CD surrounded by butterflies, which is oozing with 2000s vibes.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Vibrio symptoms like swelling, oozing, or signs of infection like fever and confusion require immediate medical attention.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Ooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ooze. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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ooze
1 of 3 noun
: soft mud or slime (as on the bottom of a lake)
ooze
2 of 3 verb
oozed; oozing
1
: to flow or leak slowly
sap oozed from the tree
2
: emit sense 1a
a manner that oozed confidence
ooze
3 of 3 noun
: something that oozes
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