ooze
1(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed toward the entrance.
(of a substance) to exude moisture.
(of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often followed by out or away): His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech.
to display some characteristic or quality: to ooze with piety.
to make by oozing.
to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly.
to display or dispense freely and conspicuously: He can ooze charm when it serves his interest.
the act of oozing.
something that oozes.
an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning.
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Other definitions for ooze (2 of 2)
Geology. a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms, covering parts of the ocean bottom.
soft mud, or slime.
a marsh or bog.
Origin of ooze
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How to use ooze in a sentence
Other bacteria can access this carbon by “eating” their hydrogen-powered neighbors or the carbon-rich ooze they produce.
How Antarctic Bacteria Live on Air and Use Hydrogen as Fuel to Make Water | Pok Man Leung | November 19, 2021 | Singularity HubHouston’s DJ Screw changed the trajectory of rap by famously slowing records down, loosening the tempo until it melted into a beautiful ooze — so it makes sense that a fast remix does something like the opposite.
Florida’s ‘fast’ rap remixes are speeding up another endless summer | Chris Richards | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostCuriously, even the dark meat does not ooze rivers of juice when you bite it.
Charlottesville Is Swimming in Finger Lickin’ Gas Station Fried Chicken | Jane & Michael Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo, this is about which conservative leaders ooze a stereotypical, gut-level manliness.
Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie’s Old-School Manliness | Michelle Cottle | May 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere they vanish, their fine tones never to be tried more, and ooze through the red-hot ruin, "Hush-sh-sht!"
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
And now, for fear my courage will ooze out, I must tell you quickly.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonHe lifted a pseudopod from primordial ooze, and the pseudopod was him.
The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley"They thought they could prick us like that, and let the life ooze out," said the doctor.
Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth DouglassDepend on it, the story will ooze out, you are so well known, and so much visited now.
British Dictionary definitions for ooze (1 of 2)
/ (uːz) /
(intr) to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes
to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc)
(tr) to overflow with: to ooze charm
(intr often foll by away) to disappear or escape gradually
a slow flowing or leaking
an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning
Origin of ooze
1British Dictionary definitions for ooze (2 of 2)
/ (uːz) /
a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers
a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms
muddy ground, esp of bogs
Origin of ooze
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