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Definition of ooze
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
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Origin and Etymology of ooze
Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water
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Definition of ooze
oozed
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intransitive verb
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 — Bruce Marshall
3a : to exude moistureb : to exude something often in a faintly repellent manner ooze with sympathy
transitive verb
1 : to emit slowly
2 : exude 2 ooze confidence
Examples of ooze in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of ooze
Middle English wosen, from wose sap
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Definition of ooze
1 : a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather
2 : the act of oozing
3 : something that oozes
Origin and Etymology of ooze
Middle English wose sap, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Old High German waso damp
OOZE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of ooze for English Language Learners
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: to flow out slowly
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: to have (something) flow out slowly
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: to show (a quality, emotion, etc.) very clearly or strongly
OOZE Defined for Kids
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