ooze

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

ooze1 / oōz/ • v. [intr.] (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 honey oozed out of the comb. ∎  [intr.] slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid: her mosquito bites were oozing and itching like mad. ∎  [tr.] fig. give a powerful impression of (a quality): he oozed charm and poise the town oozes history. • n. 1. the sluggish flow of a fluid. 2. an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning. DERIVATIVES: ooz·y / ˈoōzē/ adj. ooze2 • n. wet mud or slime, esp. that found at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea. ∎ Geol. a deposit of white or gray calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan remains, covering extensive areas of the ocean floor. DERIVATIVES: ooz·y adj.


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