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ooze1
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- pronunciation:
- uz
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
oozes, oozing, oozed |
| definition 1: |
to seep out gradually and slowly, as liquid, gas, or sound may do.
Ketchup oozed out the sides of the sandwich.Sweat seemed to ooze from his every pore.- synonyms:
- exude, seep out
- similar words:
- drain, dribble, drip, flow, issue, leak, trickle
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| definition 2: |
to give off moisture.
The scraped skin oozed slightly.- synonyms:
- sweat, weep
- similar words:
- bleed, issue
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| definition 3: |
to decrease or be lost gradually.
Her cheerfulness oozed away.- synonyms:
- decrease, diminish, dwindle, fade
- similar words:
- ebb, evaporate, flag, shrink, wane
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| related words: |
filter, strain, tear |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to give off or exude (liquid, gas, sound, or the like) gradually and slowly.
The scratch oozed blood.- synonyms:
- exude
- similar words:
- drip, emit, leak, secrete, sweat, weep
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| definition 2: |
to project (a quality), often excessively or insincerely.
He oozed piety.- synonyms:
- drip with
- similar words:
- effuse, emanate, exude, gush with, project, radiate
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| related words: |
dribble, trickle, well |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the action or an instance of oozing.
- synonyms:
- seeping
- similar words:
- dribbling, dripping, leak, trickling
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| definition 2: |
that which seeps out.
- similar words:
- discharge, drip, emission, fluid, leak, trickle
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| related words: |
dribble |
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