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ooze

noun

  1. an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather
    1. an oozing; gentle flow
    2. something that oozes

intransitive verb oozed, oozing

  1. to flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
  2. to give forth moisture, as through pores
  3. to escape or disappear gradually: hope oozed away

transitive verb

  1. to give forth, or exude (a fluid)
  2. to seem to radiate: to ooze confidence

noun

  1. soft mud or slime; esp., the deep layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake, ocean, etc.
  2. an area of muddy ground; bog

See ooze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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