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   Ooze

   /o͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; flow in a very gradual way: "blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp" Similar seepdischargeflowexudetrickledripdribbleissuefilterpercolateescapeleakdrainemptybleedsweatwellleachextravasaterare:filtratetransudeexudate
   • ▪ slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid: "her mosquito bites were oozing and itching like mad"
   • 2. give a powerful impression of (a quality): "he oozed charm and poise" Similar exudegushdrippour forthgive outsend outemitbreathelet loosedisplayexhibitdemonstratemanifest

   noun

   • 1. the sluggish flow of a fluid: "I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem" Similar seepageseepingdischargeflowexudationtrickletricklingdripdribblefiltrationpercolationexcretionescapeleakleakagedrainageemptyingbleedingsweatingwellingleachingsecretionextravasation
   • 2. an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning. Similar mudslimealluviumsiltmirebogsludgeslushmuckdirtdepositdialect:clagclartslob

   Word Origin Old Englishwōs ‘juice or sap’; the verb dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oozy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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