Definition of Ooze
Ooze
oo·ze
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To flow or seep slowly and often unpleasantly.
e.g. The thick mud began to ooze out of the cracked dam.
(verb)
to give off some strong impression, often showing an excess of some quality;
e.g. Both of them ooze politeness, which makes me wonder if they are hiding something.
(noun)
the action of moving slowly and gradually, often used to describe the movement of a fluid, or something that moves in this manner;
e.g. They struggled to stop the ooze of oil from the punctured pipe.
(noun)
a deposit of soft wet material, composed of mud and slime, found at the bottom of a water body such as a lake or a river;
e.g. Her toes sank into the ooze at the bottom of the lake.
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