I. ooze 1 /uːz/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ ooze 2 (2) ]
1 . if a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that liquid flows from it very slowly
ooze from/out of/through
The ice cream was melting and oozing out of its wrapper.
A cut on his cheek was still oozing blood.
2 . to show a lot of a particular quality or feeling:
Andrew laughed gently, oozing charm.
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THESAURUS
▪ flow if liquid flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream:
Blood flowed from his hand.
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The river flows very quickly at this point.
▪ run to flow – used when saying that something flows in a particular direction:
Water was running down the walls of the room.
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Sweat ran off his nose.
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The river runs into the sea.
▪ come out to flow out of something:
You couldn't drink any of the water that came out of the tap.
▪ pour to flow in large quantities:
The rain poured down.
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Blood was pouring from a wound on his head.
▪ gush to flow out quickly in very large quantities:
Water was gushing out at more than 3000 gallons a minute.
▪ spurt to flow out suddenly with a lot of force:
Oil was spurting from a small hole in the pipe.
▪ trickle to flow slowly in drops or in a thin stream:
Clare felt sweat trickling down the back of her neck.
▪ leak to flow in or out through a small hole or crack, usually when this is not meant to happen:
Oil was leaking from the engine.
▪ ooze to flow from something very slowly – used about blood or a thick liquid:
Blood was oozing from the wound.
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Jam oozed out as she bit into the cake.
▪ drip to fall in drops:
Water dripped from the tap continuously.
▪ cascade to flow down the side of something in large amounts:
Water cascades down the hilllside.
II. ooze 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: wase ]
[ Sense 2: Language: Old English ; Origin: wos ]
1 . [uncountable] very soft mud, especially at the bottom of a lake or sea
2 . [singular] a very slow flow of liquid