ooze (Meaning)
ooze (n)
any thick, viscous matter
the process of seeping
ooze (v)
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze (n.)
Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.
Soft flow; spring.
The liquor of a tan vat.
To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.
Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.
A soft deposit covering large areas of the ocean bottom, composed largely or mainly of the shells or other hard parts of minute organisms, as Foraminifera, Radiolaria, and diatoms. The radiolarian ooze occurring in many places in very deep water is composed mainly of the siliceous skeletons of radiolarians, calcareous matter being dissolved by the lage percentage of carbon dioxide in the water at these depths.
ooze (v. t.)
To cause to ooze.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ooze
ooze Sentence Examples
- The thick, viscous slime oozed from the punctured boil, leaving a trail of putrid liquid.
- Sweat oozed from his pores, drenching his shirt in a sticky embrace.
- The lava from the volcanic eruption oozed slowly down the mountainside, threatening villages below.
- The wounded soldier's blood oozed through the bandages, staining the white cloth crimson.
- The candle wax oozed down the holder, forming a graceful spiral.
- The polluted lake water oozed with an oily film, reflecting a sickly green hue.
- The cheese oozed from the sandwich, creating a gooey mess on the plate.
- The rich chocolate pudding oozed out of the spoon, inviting a taste of its decadent sweetness.
- The slime from the snail oozed along the leaf, leaving behind a silvery trail.
- The paint oozed from the tube, its vibrant color dripping onto the canvas.
FAQs About the word ooze
any thick, viscous matter, the process of seeping, pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings, release (a liquid) in drops or small quantiti
sludge,mud, slime, gravel, mire, dirt,muck, sand, gook, clay
flood,stream, pour, pour, flood, stream, surge, gush, surge,gush
The thick, viscous slime oozed from the punctured boil, leaving a trail of putrid liquid.
Sweat oozed from his pores, drenching his shirt in a sticky embrace.
The lava from the volcanic eruption oozed slowly down the mountainside, threatening villages below.
The wounded soldier's blood oozed through the bandages, staining the white cloth crimson.
