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 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 But behind the scenes, there’s a quiet confidence oozing off of him, according to the people who know him best. — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Charlene, married to Grace’s son Prince Albert, evoked the late actress, oozing old Hollywood glamour. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026 In person, Hanania comes across as socially awkward yet oozing with self-regard. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 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 The nation is oozing with patriotism and ready to ride this wave all the way to the World Cup Final, but the road just got a little tougher after Belgium’s big win on Friday. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 And the smooth, green puree oozing out from underneath the tomatoes? — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Each head has its own wiper and pad for the nozzle to sit on, minimizing oozing between swaps. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026

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Verb

The note probably wouldn’t have been legible anyway, with the constant blood dripping from my writing hand.

— Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 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 dripping

Verb

They’re wrapped around thumbnails, crawling up ring fingernails, and shining with 3D dewdrops.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 July 2026
Fort Hood, Texas, one of the Army's largest bases, has closed one of its dining facilities after a video circulating on X appeared to show dozens of roaches crawling across the walls of the facility's kitchen.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of crawling

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The rotten culture that is seeping ever deeper into football was exemplified by the announcement that one of the game’s most successful referees had retired.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Keep heat out Prevent outside heat from seeping into the building by closing curtains on sun-facing windows.

— Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Definition of seeping

Verb

This seems especially true if there are hiccups in correct window measurement or ordering, which can lead to long delays and projects dragging on and on.

— Jason Rueger, USA Today, 29 July 2026
At Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz County, a lifeguard was captured on video dragging a boy out of the water in a harrowing rescue.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of dragging

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Now Belafonte is holding Carson’s microphone himself, exuding gravitas and glamour.

— Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
It is located amidst nature, with every corner exuding nativeness, and the service takes care to make the local population as well as guests feel welcome in the luxury castle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of exuding

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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
The surge in short interest coincides with a decidedly bearish sentiment creeping into what had been a relentlessly bullish AI trade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of creeping

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The gripper works because loose coffee grounds behave much like a fluid, flowing around an object and filling gaps.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
With in-store transactions flowing directly to the API, campaign reporting becomes more accurate and AI from Meta can optimize ads based on cross-channel revenue, Lightspeed said.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of flowing

Verb

Instead, her dad looks under the table and sees a jumble of limbs with Chastain’s smiling face poking out at him.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 July 2026
This included one of their players poking a finger into the ear of the Belgian penalty-spot protector Diego Moreira, and responding to the reactionary elbow to the tummy by going down, and staying down, on top of the penalty mark.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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