1
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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2
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
Blood was oozing from her nose and mouth, and she was covered in stab wounds, had black eyes and bite marks, authorities said, according to WRCB.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The public was bankrolling much of it via a Board of Supervisors decree to move taxpayer funds to the museum but reacted to the design with a shrug at best—plenty thought the undulated single-floor space looked like an amoeba oozing over Wilshire.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Jay-Den's budding relationship with a Military Academy student is oozing awkward sexuality and helps construct his character.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The pain worsened at night and her daughter’s ear eventually began oozing pus, Oksana said.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Commuter footwear As more and more of us head back to the office for the majority of the week, fashion is responding with work-appropriate footwear oozing with personality.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
Fans across the globe loved its authenticity, its complex rhythms, the playfulness oozing out of his collaborations with young musicians from San Juan music schools.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Over the last 14 years, the Buffalo Sabres’ locker room hasn’t always been oozing with confidence.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Of course there's an Italian with tons of gabagool and fresh mozz, and oozing hot sandwiches like the chicken parm.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
The public was bankrolling much of it via a Board of Supervisors decree to move taxpayer funds to the museum but reacted to the design with a shrug at best—plenty thought the undulated single-floor space looked like an amoeba oozing over Wilshire.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Jay-Den's budding relationship with a Military Academy student is oozing awkward sexuality and helps construct his character.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The pain worsened at night and her daughter’s ear eventually began oozing pus, Oksana said.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Commuter footwear As more and more of us head back to the office for the majority of the week, fashion is responding with work-appropriate footwear oozing with personality.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
Fans across the globe loved its authenticity, its complex rhythms, the playfulness oozing out of his collaborations with young musicians from San Juan music schools.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Over the last 14 years, the Buffalo Sabres’ locker room hasn’t always been oozing with confidence.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Of course there's an Italian with tons of gabagool and fresh mozz, and oozing hot sandwiches like the chicken parm.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozing
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The marmalade stays slightly sticky in the cakey muffin hearts, lending a lively citrus flavor to your breakfast, without dripping onto your jammies, or your dressing gown.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Sixteen Stone Ring by Jean Schlumberger, dripping in diamonds.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Others made a break for the bathrooms, crawling or running in a hunched position.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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When the bus snakes towards San Siro, crawling through the fans, Tomori will feel a familiar emotion.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The science supports significant concern over the combination of salt water intrusion, sediment and seeping PFAS chemicals.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ice walls were built to limit groundwater from seeping into the site.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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His legs felt like anchors dragging across the court.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The war dragging on could also see markets whip back and oil costs continue to soar, especially as the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly 20% of the world's oil remains largely impassible.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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While Buckley's Bride finds new agency on their road trip, Bale’s Frank is a complementary partner-in-crime, exuding tough-guy swagger but also man-child innocence as a vulnerable brute with a poet’s soul.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Labubu is exuding main character energy this Paris Fashion Week.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Joseph also responded to worries about facial recognition and other surveillance technologies creeping into the system by emphasizing the cameras used in San Jose only record vehicles’ license plates.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Many perennial weeds produce deep tap roots or creeping rhizomes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its decades-long monitoring in the bay documented seagrass loss that helped restart flagging efforts to stop pollution flowing from stormwater and leaky septic tanks in 2019.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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And this week, being in a place baked in good vibes, should keep the adrenaline flowing.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Weeks later, the congresswoman could still the fractured bones in his forearm poking up under the skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Oozing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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