Ooze definition
Hope oozed away.
An example of ooze is the mixture of tree barks used in the process of turning animal skins into leather.
An example of ooze is the pile of honey below the puncture in a plastic honey jar.
An example of ooze are the bubbles that come from the door seal of a dishwasher that has been loaded with dish soap rather than dishwasher detergent.
An example of ooze is the disappearance of the Amazon rainforest.
An example of ooze is the joy gushing from a new dad.
To ooze confidence.
His courage oozed away.
The house oozed with charm.
She oozes confidence.
Origin of ooze
- 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
- 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
- (Verb) Middle English wosen, from wose 'sap'; see above.
From Wiktionary