ooze

ooze
I. 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; oozing) 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

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Ooze — Ooze, v. t. To cause to ooze. Alex. Smith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ooze — v. 1) (d; intr.) to ooze from, out of; into (blood was oozeing from the wound) 2) (d; intr.) to ooze with (to ooze with charm) * * * [uːz] out of into (blood was oozeing from the wound) (d; intr.) to ooze from (d; intr.) to ooze with (to ooze… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ooze — [[t]u͟ːz[/t]] oozes, oozing, oozed 1) V ERG When a thick or sticky liquid oozes from something or when something oozes it, the liquid flows slowly and in small quantities. He saw there was a big hole in the back of the man s head, blood was still …   English dictionary

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