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- Dictionaryooze/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
- 2. give a powerful impression of (a quality): "he oozed charm and poise" Similar
noun
- 1. the sluggish flow of a fluid: "I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem" Similar
- 2. an infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning. Similar
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Learn the meaning of ooze as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Ooze can refer to a soft deposit on the bottom of a body of water, a piece of soft wet plastic ground, or a way of flowing or exuding slowly.
to flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid: Blood was still oozing out of the wound. She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound oozing pus. The waiter brought her a massive pizza oozing ( with) cheese.
Sludge oozes out of a treatment plant. Cream oozes out of a tube. Whatever is oozing is referred to as ooze. After an oil spill, a cleanup crew has to clean up the ooze that collects on the shore. It can also be used to describe someone's behavior if it's especially awful. A person who is really bad, for example, can be said to ooze evil.
Ooze definition: (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.. See examples of OOZE used in a sentence.
Ooze can be a verb meaning to flow or leak out slowly, or a noun meaning a thick or sticky liquid or a soft mud. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples.
Ooze can mean to flow or leak out slowly, to exude or emit something, or to disappear or ebb gradually. It can also refer to a soft mud or slime, or a layer of sediment on the floor of oceans and lakes.
Definition of ooze verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
