ooze
verb (used without object)
(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
had oozed
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past perfectof ooze.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Soon the Kardashian brand had oozed onto tabloid magazine covers, sponsored infomercials, spinoff television series, clothing lines, fragrances, a ghostwritten novel, and inevitably, a cluster of massively popular social media profiles.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2015
Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Honey had oozed out and formed puddles on the tray underneath.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
In the case of the ship L-II., built in 1912, the corridor became filled with gas that had oozed out of the ballonets.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
From the recesses of these steel chambers had oozed air which had lain stagnant and lifeless round piles of gold bonds and rich securities for years and years.
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
