as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
lost a shoe in the oozy field
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Once the eggs go in, be sure to keep the flame low and keep the pan covered while cooking, so the eggs stay soft and almost oozy at their yolk, and the cotija melts a bit.
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Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The volcanic systems on Reykjanes tend to produce oozy, low-gas lava flows with very little ash.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
Then bake them until the cheese goes oozy, with a touch of browning.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
On squid ships, which make up a large portion of the Chinese distant-water fleet, every surface is covered in oozy ink, and at night the decks are bathed in bright light from bowling ball-sized bulbs that are used to attract squid to the surface of the water.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
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Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The volcanic systems on Reykjanes tend to produce oozy, low-gas lava flows with very little ash.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
Then bake them until the cheese goes oozy, with a touch of browning.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
On squid ships, which make up a large portion of the Chinese distant-water fleet, every surface is covered in oozy ink, and at night the decks are bathed in bright light from bowling ball-sized bulbs that are used to attract squid to the surface of the water.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Oozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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