OOZING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

oozing

verb

present participle of ooze

as in dripping

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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as in crawling

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 oozing America was shoddy caulk oozing from a vinyl arc in a historic heatwave. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 By the time Fowler gave up trying to put one in Carruthers, DiLiberato could hear her client moaning and see blood oozing out of his puncture wounds. — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026 Igor Chernyshov, San Jose Sharks The Sharks are oozing with dynamic, skilled young forwards on the way. — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Take Shelton for example, the former four-star recruit is oozing with talent and many around the program are bullish on his upside. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 Dragonflies is the kind of sonic-rich adventure oozing with layers of atmospheric soundscape fantasy. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026 Built in the mid-1800s, this historic home is oozing with charm. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 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 Charlene, married to Grace’s son Prince Albert, evoked the late actress, oozing old Hollywood glamour. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026

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She’s surrounded by a herd of horses and dripping in confidence.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
At the denouement, Kember is completely alone, his flat, narcotized baritone dripping onto the faded guitar notes like melted mercury.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripping

Verb

On thinner material, that gives you a fighting chance at keeping heat and warpage under control without crawling along at a miserable pace.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Prior to then, traffic was seen crawling on the eastbound side of the bridge heading into the city.

— Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of crawling

Verb

To keep returns low, Daunt shops often placed tiny initial orders, a wan show of confidence that risked seeping down to the fragile economy of the writing life.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Warsh has said his goal is to keep the gas price spike from seeping into more areas of the economy.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeping

Verb

Most damage to the undersea cables that form the Internet’s backbone is the result of accidents involving bottom-trawling fishing nets and ship anchors dragging on the seabed, with storms and undersea landslides also factoring in.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
There’s nothing neutral about dragging your feet, and a rigorous investigation of crimes is the only job of the Justice Department.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dragging

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This bestseller from Blue Nile distinguishes itself by exuding sheer elegance and managing to straddle the line between soft-spoken and eye-catching.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Inside, the walls are clad in knotty pine, exuding a subtle, earthy aroma.

— Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of exuding

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Eisenkot is viewed by supporters as a capable leader with sterling security credentials who, along with his likely governing partners, could act as a bulwark against creeping illiberalism.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Gusts of more than 60 mph are possible in parts of the Outer Banks with 40 to 50 mph gusts creeping toward the Interstate 95 corridor in North Carolina and southern Virginia.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of creeping

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The Dolce Vita bob runs longer with soft, flowing layers, which sets it apart from the shorter, tighter shapes most associated with vintage glamour.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Enterprise-level software capital is increasingly flowing into tech such as Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) and digital twins to simulate layouts, predict congestion and dynamically reroute inventory.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowing

Verb

My physical study, on the floor, poking at what was there in the open field of the air, led to newfound levels of learning to process, in poems on the page, where my initial feelings of hunger came from.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In a recent interview with OutKick Dropkick, Hefner was already poking the bear in hopes of getting eyes on his event.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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