ooze

intransitive-verb
UK: /uːz/
US: /uːz/

  1. To flow slowly out of something.

    1. The juice will ooze if you cut it there.
    2. Blood began to ooze from the wound after he fell, indicating a more serious injury.

  2. To display a quality or characteristic strongly and obviously.

    1. He ooze confidence in his ability to win.
    2. The building seems to ooze history, with artifacts from different eras on display.

Synonyms

seep drip trickle exude percolate discharge
ooze transitive-verb

  1. To leak (a liquid) out slowly.

    1. Oil will ooze from the damaged container.
    2. The wound continues to ooze blood even after the bandage was applied carefully.
ooze noun

  1. A slow flow of a liquid.

    1. There was an ooze from the pipe.
    2. The ooze from the broken jar created a sticky mess on the floor, hard to clean.

  2. Wet mud or slime.

    1. The path was covered in ooze.
    2. After the heavy rain, the garden path turned into a slippery ooze of mud and leaves.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "ooze" in English means: To flow slowly out of something., To display a quality or characteristic strongly and obviously..

The phonetic transcription of "ooze" is /uːz/ in British English and /uːz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ooze": seep, drip, trickle, exude, percolate, discharge.

Example usage of "ooze": "The juice will ooze if you cut it there.". More examples on the page.