Ooze Definition

o͝oz

oozed, oozes, oozing

verb

oozed, oozes, oozing

To flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep.

Webster's New World

To escape or disappear gradually.

Hope oozed away.

Webster's New World

To give forth moisture, as through pores.

Webster's New World

To progress slowly but steadily.

American Heritage

To give forth, or exude (a fluid)

Webster's New World

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noun

oozes

An oozing; gentle flow.

Webster's New World

An infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather.

Webster's New World

Something that oozes.

Webster's New World

Soft mud or slime.

American Heritage

Soft mud or slime; esp., the deep layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake, ocean, etc.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Ooze

Singular:

ooze

Plural:

Middle English wose, from Old English wāse 'mud, mire', from Proto-Germanic *waisÇ (compare Dutch waas 'turf, sod', German Wasen, Old Norse veisa 'slime, stagnant pool'), from Proto-Indo-European *weis- 'to flow' (compare Sanskrit विष्यति (viá¹£yati, “flow, let loose"). More at virus.

From Wiktionary
(Noun) Middle English wose (“sap"), from Old English wōs (“sap, froth"), from Proto-Germanic *wōsÄ… (cf. Middle Low German wose 'scum', Old High German wasal 'rain', Old Swedish os, oos); akin to Sanskrit वसा (vásā, “fat").

From Wiktionary
From Early Modern English oase, ooze (probably influenced by ooze) from Middle English wose from Old English wāse Danish dialectal vejs

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English wosen from wose juice from Old English wōs Danish dialectal os

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
(Verb) Middle English wosen, from wose 'sap'; see above.

From Wiktionary