ooze
verb (used without object)
(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
oozing
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present participleof ooze.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
This mammoth died nearby, but his carcass slumped into an ancient stream bed and was covered by sediment and eventually topped by the pits’ oozing asphalt, encasing and preserving his bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“He doesn’t miss,” Rams receiver Puka Nacua said, “and I feel like the level of confidence that he plays with right now is just oozing out into everybody else.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
In 1988, with England taking on West Indies at Headingley, Bird had to deal with play being halted by water oozing from under the outfield.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
She’d expected to see something much more heinous, too, like an enormous bump oozing pus and mucus, but the boy’s arm was red and that was it.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
