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- [ooz]
- /uz/
- /uːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ooz]
- /uz/
Definitions of ooze word
- verb without object ooze (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings. 1
- verb without object ooze to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed toward the entrance. 1
- verb without object ooze (of a substance) to exude moisture. 1
- verb without object ooze (of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often followed by out or away): His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech. 1
- verb without object ooze to display some characteristic or quality: to ooze with piety. 1
- verb with object ooze to make by oozing. 1
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Origin of ooze
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English wos(e) (noun), wosen (v.), Old English wōs juice, moisture
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Parts of speech for Ooze
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ooze popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ooze usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ooze
noun ooze
- secretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- emission — The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- excretion — (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- exudation — The act of exuding.
verb ooze
- seep — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- leach — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- come out of — costs: be subtracted
- dribble — to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
Antonyms for ooze
verb ooze
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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