n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: oozed ; ooz · ing
Etymology: Middle English wosen, from wose sap
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices
2 : to move slowly or imperceptibly <the crowd began to ooze forward ― Bruce Marshall>
3 a : to exude moisture b : to exude something often in a faintly repellent manner < ooze with sympathy>
transitive verb
1 : to emit slowly
2 : EXUDE 2 < ooze confidence>