oozed

verb

past tense of ooze
1
as in dripped
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 dragged
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 oozed Evans’ confidence oozed throughout the interaction, something that stuck with Minnesota. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 Jada oozed cool in logomania jeans and a black jacket, while Will looked suave in a short sleeve button-up and khaki pants. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 June 2026 For dessert, the almond coulant oozed its caramel-coloured ‘lava’ at my spoon’s touch. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 The warm feelings of just a moment before oozed out and left me ice cold. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026 For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma. — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozed
  1. dripped
  2. dragged
  3. exuded
  4. crawled
  5. seeped
  6. crept
  7. flowed
  8. shuffled
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  • Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Present subtext dripped from his words of the past, as the city of Denver hopes Payton has found a next great one, two decades later.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Definition of dripped
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  • One of English football’s most historic names had been dragged to the brink under previous owner Dejphon Chansiri last season — into administration and almost beneath the surface.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No, it’s being dragged by two large straps and rolling along on a quintet of wheels, stuffed with dirty laundry or maybe this week’s groceries.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragged
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  • The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The writing, by Estelle Hoy and Justine Gelfman, was sassy and sharp, and the narrative exuded a whimsical lewdness that cut against the production’s overall slapstick sensibility.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exuded
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  • Traffic crawled at a creep along Independence Boulevard in those days.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Seven hid under a kitchen chest freezer while five crawled on the wall next to the three-compartment sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • Staff quietly hurried to tape falling signage to the walls, troubleshoot the jumbotron and cook burgers and hot dogs as rain seeped through the grated ceilings of the exterior walkways.
    — Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The gleeful melodies of the church choir practicing next door seeped in.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeped
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  • By halftime, baldness crept between the hashmarks, especially on Highmark Stadium’s south end (to the right if sitting behind the Bills bench).
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And into the abyss of checks and balances, entitlement crept in.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Black voters were shuffled around Houston, with much of the previous 9th Congressional District becoming the new 18th District.
    — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of shuffled

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