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oozed Definition


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ooze1
verb oozed, oozing
    intr
    1. To flow or leak out gently or slowly.
      Thesaurus: seep, bleed, leak, flow, exude, discharge, drip, sweat.
    intr
    2. Said of a substance: to give out moisture.
    3. To give out (a liquid, etc) slowly.
    4. To overflow with (a quality or feeling); to exude.
      Example: oozed charm
noun
    1. Anything which oozes.
    2. A slow gentle leaking or oozing.
    3. An infusion of bark and other vegetable matter used for tanning leather.
Derivative: oozy
adj
    Damp; giving out moisture.
      Thesaurus: wet, slimy, sloppy, moist, mucky, sludgy, sweaty, dripping.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wos sap or juice.



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