ooze

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /uz/ UK /uːz/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to flow or seep out slowly; soft mud or slime

Sap began to ooze from the wound in the bark of the old oak.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to flow or seep out slowly;... seep trickle exude leak secrete percolate drip filter

Opposites

gush spurt flood

Word family

Forms oozilyoozy

Derived forms oozyoozingoozer

Etymology

The verb is from Old English 'wos' ('juice, sap'); the noun 'soft mud' is from Old English 'wase' ('mire'). Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots and merged in modern 'ooze'.

wos Old English wase Old English

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# ooze

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** uz
**IPA (UK):** uːz

## Meanings
1. to flow or seep out slowly; soft mud or slime

## Examples
- Sap began to ooze from the wound in the bark of the old oak.

## Synonyms
- seep
- trickle
- exude
- leak
- secrete
- percolate
- drip
- filter

## Antonyms
- gush
- spurt
- flood

## Derived Forms
- oozy
- oozing
- oozer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wos
- Root: wase

## Etymology
The verb is from Old English 'wos' ('juice, sap'); the noun 'soft mud' is from Old English 'wase' ('mire'). Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots and merged in modern 'ooze'.

## AI Etymology
Ooze is the verb is from Old English 'wos' ('juice, sap'); the noun 'soft mud' is from Old English 'wase' ('mire'). Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots and merged in modern 'ooze'. Important recorded forms include wos (Old English) and wase (Old English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to flow or seep out slowly; soft mud or slime. The wider family includes derived forms such as oozy, oozing, and oozer.

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- Describing Qualities

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