Definitions

ooze

[ooz] / uz /

NOUN

liquid emitted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goo gunk muck silt slime sludge

STRONG

alluvium fluid glop gook mire mud

VERB

emit liquid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleed drain dribble exude leak percolate seep trickle

STRONG

discharge drip drop escape filter flow issue leach overflow perspire spurt strain sweat swelter weep well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pour

STRONG

hold keep

Example Sentences

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IN THE MORNING, Nim’s knee was hotter and fatter, with red lines streaking around the ooze.

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Emma truly does look sorry, and the sympathy oozing from her voice makes me want to cry even more.

From Literature

They fell in a heap on the oozing ground.

From Literature

She yelped as black liquid oozed from the open wound and a hairy white spider crept out and skittered away.

From Literature

Tuna salad oozed out from between the slices of bread and clung to the plastic bag.

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