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
Honey had oozed out and formed puddles on the tray underneath.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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
Because when she screamed, I looked back at the jelly to see why, and the stuff had oozed over the edge and was flowing slowly toward me.
From The Water Eater by Winston K. Marks
About half of it had oozed over my pocket.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
