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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
The Rooms The suites ooze a much more minimalist aesthetic compared to the public areas. — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026 In photos shared to Instagram by her nail artist, Yoko Sakakura, Rodrigo also rocked a short, glossy manicure that took centerstage partway through the video when red yarn began to ooze from the singer's fingertips. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Verb
The slightly musky, your-skin-but-better fragrance oozes an expensive, sophisticated air. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026 The sight of a dough puffing, cheese oozing out its side, becoming browned and crispy…who cannot be swayed? — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 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
  • This comes after a partial glacier collapse in the Himalayan mountains unleashed a sudden surge of water, mud, and debris that swept through border crossings, valley communities, and hydropower projects on August 26.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The spectacle of a powerful, disruptive woman changed into the spectacle of a woman running, crying and screaming, and the woman isn’t self-possessed in beautiful makeup and clothing but falling down in the mud.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mud
Verb
  • The batter will drip down into the base of the machine, making a big mess to cleanup afterward.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
  • She’s gutted, her insides ripped out, and hung from a tree in the yard, dripping with blood.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • Planning a trip between friends is like a game of chess, between coordinating schedules, budgets and other logistics that can drag on, no matter how fun the trip sounds.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Any attempt to walk him ended with me dragged across the asphalt behind his drumstick legs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of drag
Noun
  • Jacobs oversees wastewater treatment, while Synagro handles sludge processing.
    — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sludge
Verb
  • To celebrate its 125th birthday, Bergdorf Goodman is sticking to what it’s best known for — designer exclusives, eye-catching windows and in-store fashion displays exuding sophistication and luxury.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The 28-year-old filmmaker exuded cool-girl energy in timeless basics, going braless in a scoop-neck white tank top.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of exude
Verb
  • Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But, even as the fall months creep in, the weather still allows for lighter fabrics.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of creep
Verb
  • The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Still, traces of background radioactivity sometimes break the subterranean silence, with that activity piercing through LZ’s mile of protective bedrock or even seeping out of the materials lining the detector’s walls.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of seep
Verb
  • In fact, agents are better equipped to do this than LLMs, as they can be configured more accurately to crawl certain sites or sources and therefore return more accurate results.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Their mother had crawled, wounded, on the floor before the brothers fired a final, fatal blast.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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