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
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

Other Word Forms of Ooze

Noun

Singular:
ooze
Plural:
oozes

Origin of Ooze

  • 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

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