oozing

verb

present participle of ooze
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 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 Linen pants, especially in a versatile oatmeal hue like Oprah’s, are wealth-oozing. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 1 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 Squeezed juices are oozing out, right? — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 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 Since around 2020, a giant magma chamber has swelled under the Reykjanes Peninsula, the onshore limb of the Reykjanes Ridge, triggering earthquakes and sending lava oozing into the streets. — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozing
  1. dripping
  2. crawling
  3. seeping
  4. dragging
  5. exuding
  6. creeping
  7. flowing
  8. poking
Verb
  • The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The simulations that captured the localized effects of individual large impacts also produced wholesale recycling of crust back into the mantle, with material dripping down to depths of at least 600 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
Definition of dripping
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  • The only person who isn’t happy to see a trash panda crawling into her home is Kesha, who posted a video of herself trying to keep out a raccoon.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • One thing that Antetokounmpo doesn’t like about South Florida, though, are the iguanas crawling around.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of crawling
Verb
  • Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • One sure swing cannot put a permanent end to the joy seeping through the ballpark and the city.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of seeping
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  • The European Space Agency’s ClearSpace-1, planned for 2029, tackles the harder case by capturing the unprepared, noncooperative Proba-1 satellite and dragging it down to burn up.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Lebanon's top political leadership criticized Hezbollah for dragging the country into another war, but also condemned Israel for its widespread bombing and ground invasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of dragging
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  • 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
  • Vans noted that the campaign draws inspiration from zine-like punk graphics and the DIY spirit of the capsule, exuding non-conformity and challenging the status quo.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of exuding
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  • 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
  • Cameron doesn't waste a second of that time, however, establishing characters (see above), introducing Newt, showing off the geography of the Hadley's Hope terraforming base, and building a creeping sense of dread.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of creeping
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  • Jarvis even has the essence, his blonde hair lusciously flowing from the back of his helmet after each clutch hit.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Referees did their best to keep games flowing, supported by new rules to speed up throw-ins and other restarts.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 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
Definition of poking

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