I. ˈüz noun
Etymology: Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water
Date: before 12th century
1. : a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
2. : a piece of soft wet plastic ground
II. verb
( 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
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English wose sap, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Old High German waso damp
Date: 1587
1. : a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather
2. : the act of oozing
3. : something that oozes