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noun

ˈüz How to pronounce ooze (audio)
Definition of oozenext
as in mud
soft wet earth our car tires sank deep in the ooze

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verb

1
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

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2
as in to drag
to move slowly the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause

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Recent Examples of ooze
Noun
Make Homemade Goop Mix up a bowl of Oobleck, a mysterious matter that kids can shape into balls or let ooze from their fingers. — Robin Westen, Parents, 21 May 2026 The giant, flaky turnovers ooze with a swirling mix of sweet guava paste and cheese. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
So after all that — all the bile oozing out from those tweets — the thing people were mad about wasn’t even true. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 Michele Ragusa oozes entitlement and displeasure as Bobby’s mom, known only as Mother. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ooze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze
  1. mud
  2. drip
  3. drag
  4. sludge
  5. exude
  6. creep
  7. seep
  8. crawl
Noun
  • The biologists reported that some had closed shut or spit out mucus to try to clear the mud.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Some demonstrators marched through steady rain that day, and after police dismantled their tents, others rebuilt their camps in the mud that followed.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of mud
Verb
  • The couple has to regularly wipe down the exterior and drip tray, remove and clean the nozzles and sanitize the soda lines using a beverage line cleaner.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The shots are busy with equipment—boom mikes, bulb-flashes, wires and cables dripping like innards or snakes, the hungry Cyclopean eye of a mounted camera.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • Oil prices got back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Iran war could drag on for months The US-Iran war will likely drag on for months, analysts predicted, as new strikes disrupted a tenuous pause and the conflict widened.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of drag
Noun
  • But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Inline water filters can be installed and are widely used to trap dirt, debris, and sludge.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of sludge
Verb
  • The doll exudes holiday glam in her floor-length, bold-red dress (reading as timeless and not tacky, courtesy of a sweetheart neckline, oversized bow detail, and voluminous skirt).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • In 2026, our feline friends exude main character energy, with backstories, personality arcs and devoted fanbases that nine lives can barely handle.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of exude
Verb
  • Eventually, a car or a minivan will creep down the narrow dirt road, ready to collect migrants who have paid at least $1,000 for GPS coordinates and guidance on how to get across.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Many of the dummies evolved admirably over the competition’s final hour, complete with fine laugh lines and subtle details like creeping wisps of nose hair, which were gingerly applied with tweezers and Krazy Glue.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of creep
Verb
  • Adding something as simple as a hedge near a river slows down water and gives it time to seep deep into the ground.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blood was still dripping from my head and both elbows, and my shirt was soaked in blood, which was now seeping into my pants.
    — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
Definition of seep
Verb
  • Not everyone’s job includes crawling 150 feet through a spillway pipe 20 feet beneath a lake.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Markets do not hold still for a year and a half while your deal crawls through due diligence.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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