ooze
verb (used without object)
(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
has oozed
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present perfectof ooze (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While the geopolitical situation has oozed gloom, businesses appear more hopeful — in part from prospects that artificial intelligence can help boost productivity.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
And at each stop, at each turn, Greene has oozed a cool confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
This culture has oozed from entertainment to government; in the case of clownish Stone, it may be laughable.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2019
Workers are moving flammable gas from a geothermal plant that’s near a Hawaii community where lava has oozed out of cracks in the ground.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2018
Take off the paper, and if any paste has oozed out from the edges of the print, wipe it off carefully.
From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various
