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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 or away ):
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/ ³Ü˳ú /
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
- introften foll byaway 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/ ³Ü˳ú /
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ooze1
Origin of ooze2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ooze1
Origin of ooze2
Example Sentences
This was thanks in no small part to the beach volleyball scene, in which Kilmer oozed the sort of hunky machismo that’s even more beguiling the more you try to resist it.
"While I was there my bed sheets were changed just once in a week. My legs wouldn't stop oozing so the sheets were filthy. I was worried about picking up another infection."
But the rugby gods, a new Welsh coach and a swashbuckling team oozing confidence - personified by a certain player's silver boots and golden tan - combined to pull off the impossible dream.
I love the little incidental frico bits that are created when a cheesy, stuffed chicken oozes during the cooking process and the cheese crisps up on the sheet tray.
George Russell looks you in the eye and oozes self-belief as he describes how he feels heading into his seventh season in Formula 1, his first as effective leader of the Mercedes team.
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